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#1 Offline Okeedoke22 - Posted May 24 2016 - 2:57 PM

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Hello all,

So I went to the big park near my house looking for queens. It rained this morning so I was hopefull. I didn't find any queens but I had a great time. Tomorrow is suppose to be 87 degrees so I will try again. I really wish I could take off of work but I will have to wait till after work. I did find a few huge colonies and took some workers to get an idea what they are. 1st pic is what I believe is Camponotus. They are huge. If you guys can ID that would be great? I found them under some bark. Cony was massive. I seen 3 different sizes. My puppy wondered in the woods and distracted me a little. Every time I got 1 in and tried to put more in another came out. There was a few huge ants that I thought was Majors. Quiet a few of them so don't think they were queens.

2nd colony I found under a rock. Really cool orange color. Exposed tunnels right under the rock that workers were in.

Sorry for rambling I'm excited. I'm at my son's baseball game now but couldn't wait to post.

I live in New York City.

Thanks in advance.

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Prenolepis Imparis

Tetramorium Sp. E

Crematogaster
Brachymyrmex Sp.

Lasius Claviger 

 


#2 Offline Okeedoke22 - Posted May 24 2016 - 3:05 PM

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Black ants = 8-10 mm
Black Ants that I thought were majors must have been 12-16mm

Orange = 4-5 mm

Prenolepis Imparis

Tetramorium Sp. E

Crematogaster
Brachymyrmex Sp.

Lasius Claviger 

 


#3 Offline Kingjay - Posted May 24 2016 - 3:43 PM

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Today was a great day for ants :) I found for Nts one was when I was in the barbershop, and outside when I was in school.But sadly I didn't have any test tubes with me :(

#4 Offline drtrmiller - Posted May 24 2016 - 3:48 PM

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus and Lasius flavus.




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#5 Offline Okeedoke22 - Posted May 24 2016 - 4:02 PM

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Today was a great day for ants :) I found for Nts one was when I was in the barbershop, and outside when I was in school.But sadly I didn't have any test tubes with me :(


Do you live in New York?

Prenolepis Imparis

Tetramorium Sp. E

Crematogaster
Brachymyrmex Sp.

Lasius Claviger 

 


#6 Offline Okeedoke22 - Posted May 24 2016 - 4:05 PM

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus and Lasius flavus.


Thank you Terry! If I get a Queen I will know where to go to boost. Also I guess it will be hard for me to miss Camponotus queen.
Me and my son though the Lasius was a fire ant. I really don't know anything. Either way I think they look cool.

Prenolepis Imparis

Tetramorium Sp. E

Crematogaster
Brachymyrmex Sp.

Lasius Claviger 

 


#7 Offline Okeedoke22 - Posted May 24 2016 - 4:21 PM

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hopefully tomorrow I can add a queen!

Edited by Okeedoke22, May 24 2016 - 4:22 PM.

Prenolepis Imparis

Tetramorium Sp. E

Crematogaster
Brachymyrmex Sp.

Lasius Claviger 

 


#8 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted June 26 2017 - 4:44 AM

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I know this thread is old, but we don't have the necessary details to confirm Lasius flavus. Could just as well be Lasius nearcticus, or a Socially parasitic Lasius.



#9 Offline Loops117 - Posted June 26 2017 - 4:59 AM

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You revamped a thread everyone forgot about, from over a year ago just the point out that an image of a yellow ant may not be Lasius flavus, but another Lasius sp.

 

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#10 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted June 26 2017 - 5:05 AM

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Lol!

 

I was simply pointing out something that was possibly false or misinformative, that's all.  :)






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