Queen from Philidelphia PA [unsolved]
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Queen from Philidelphia PA [unsolved]
Hello everyone
I have pictures below of a queen I caught about 5 months ago and wanted to ID her after she had her first worker!!
I was also wondering if the species is fully cluasteral or not.
If you need better pictures just let me know and I'll try my best, using a pixle 2 for pictures so it should be okay
https://imgur.com/a/v83NE6Q
I have pictures below of a queen I caught about 5 months ago and wanted to ID her after she had her first worker!!
I was also wondering if the species is fully cluasteral or not.
If you need better pictures just let me know and I'll try my best, using a pixle 2 for pictures so it should be okay
https://imgur.com/a/v83NE6Q
Re: Queen from Philidelphia PA [unsolved]
it might be either Lasius alienus or Lasius americanus im not sure though
but if the queen is one of those then it is fully claustral
but if the queen is one of those then it is fully claustral
keeping
1x Solenopsis molesta i think 10-20 workers
1x Camponotus pennsylvanicus/formosensis 2 worker
1x Formica pallidefulva 7 workers
1x Solenopsis molesta i think 10-20 workers
1x Camponotus pennsylvanicus/formosensis 2 worker
1x Formica pallidefulva 7 workers
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Re: Queen from Philidelphia PA [unsolved]
Not Lasius, look at the worker's petiole. Its proportions also look a bit off for most of that genus. Something closer would be Pheidole.
First year and already enjoying it!
Founding:
1 Solenopsis molesta colony with ~10 nanitic workers and lots of brood
Genesis 1:24
Founding:
1 Solenopsis molesta colony with ~10 nanitic workers and lots of brood
Genesis 1:24
Re: Queen from Philidelphia PA [unsolved]
i think your right in that case it would be Pheidole piliferaDontSquishTheAnt wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:53 pmNot Lasius, look at the worker's petiole. Its proportions also look a bit off for most of that genus. Something closer would be Pheidole.
keeping
1x Solenopsis molesta i think 10-20 workers
1x Camponotus pennsylvanicus/formosensis 2 worker
1x Formica pallidefulva 7 workers
1x Solenopsis molesta i think 10-20 workers
1x Camponotus pennsylvanicus/formosensis 2 worker
1x Formica pallidefulva 7 workers
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- Posts: 79
- Joined: Wed Jun 20, 2018 1:00 pm
- Location: Connecticut
Re: Queen from Philidelphia PA [unsolved]
Which is fully claustral, but you should feed them now that there is a worker.
First year and already enjoying it!
Founding:
1 Solenopsis molesta colony with ~10 nanitic workers and lots of brood
Genesis 1:24
Founding:
1 Solenopsis molesta colony with ~10 nanitic workers and lots of brood
Genesis 1:24
Re: Queen from Philidelphia PA [unsolved]
Thank you all so much finally have a queen!
I'll give them some honey drops then
I'll give them some honey drops then
Re: Queen from Philidelphia PA [unsolved]
If your wondering if it's fully claustral then you tell us! You only have to really worry about semi-clasutral and fully claustral in queens founding stage, since the queen made it then you seemed to do what is right.
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