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Ant ID (Lasius sp.) (Crystal Lake, Azusa, CA) (7-15-2016)

Started By dspdrew , Jul 15 2016 12:55 AM
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#1 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 15 2016 - 12:55 AM

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1. Location of collection: Crystal Lake, Azusa, California.
2. Date of collection:  6-19-2016.
3. Habitat of collection:  Pine/oak forest.
4. Length (from head to gaster):  4 mm.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:  All yellow.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Long hairs.
7. Anything else distinctive: Smell like lemons.
8. Nest description: Under rock.

 

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#2 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 15 2016 - 12:56 AM

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I'm guessing this is Lasius interjectus. I didn't know we had these around here. Neither AntWeb nor AntWiki show them in California.


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#3 Offline gcsnelling - Posted July 15 2016 - 2:34 AM

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How bout L. californicus?


#4 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted July 15 2016 - 4:09 AM

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I'm pretty sure I can agree with L. californicus.


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#5 Offline Foogoo - Posted July 15 2016 - 6:30 AM

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Did you get any pictures of live workers? Curious what local Lasius look like.


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#6 Offline Canadian anter - Posted July 15 2016 - 4:22 PM

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#7 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted July 15 2016 - 4:55 PM

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Claviger?

 

Lasius claviger is not present in his location, I don't believe. Acanthomyops is definitely the right subgenus, though.


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#8 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 15 2016 - 6:41 PM

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Hmmmm. Man could have sworn I spent quite a while searching online for the species of ants that are considerred citronella ants, and the only two I ever saw were L. interjectus, and L. claviger. Are these that I found not citronella ants? I thought citronella ants were the ones that smelled like lemons. This shows how much I know about Lasius haha.


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#9 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted July 16 2016 - 6:08 AM

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Lasius californicus is a close relative of Lasius claviger. I'm pretty sure all Acanthomyops make that citronella odor.


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#10 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 16 2016 - 8:29 AM

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Well if that's the case, then yeah it probably is L. californicus.


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