What kind of ant is this?
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- Ltislander
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What kind of ant is this?
https://twitter.com/mcsquiid/status/916768607966781443 She is about 2 or 3 mm
Re: What kind of ant is this?
Camponotus Penscalivanicus
Keeping ants for 6 years now.
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
- Ltislander
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Re: What kind of ant is this?
Is it a queen?
- Jadeninja9
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Re: What kind of ant is this?
There's no way you can tell from that picture lol. You can't even see any features. You need to take a better photo showing the top view of the queen.
Keeper of:
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
- Ltislander
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Re: What kind of ant is this?
https://twitter.com/mcsquiid/status/916829916498399232 this is for the top
- Batspiderfish
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Re: What kind of ant is this?
Looks like Lasius claviger, but without the complete information for an ID request (location), nobody's going to be that much help to you.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
- Ltislander
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Re: What kind of ant is this?
The location is cape cod MA
- Batspiderfish
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Re: What kind of ant is this?
Yeah, looks like the social parasite, Lasius claviger to me. She will need host workers if you want to keep her. These ants are not easy to start, so no harm in returning her where you found her. Did you actually measure her, or is it a guess?
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
- Ltislander
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Re: What kind of ant is this?
I checked again she is 7 mm. Also do I need to take brood from other colonies to make her have eggs?
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Re: What kind of ant is this?
http://www.formiculture.com/topic/3252-much-ado-about-the-founding-of-lasius-temporary-social-parasites/Ltislander wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:21 amI checked again she is 7 mm. Also do I need to take brood from other colonies to make her have eggs?
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
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