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[Mdrogun]

 
Body:
1. Location of collection: backyard in suburban neighborhood with blacklights

2. Date of collection: 8/24/2016
3. Habitat of collection: Suburban neighborhood
4. Length: 8mm (the size varies with queens and it is difficult to get a good measurement because of their wings
5. Yellow on the underside with brown head and thorax with black wings (red-green colorblind so the colors may be a little off)
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Accepting of other queens, Lasius sp.

 

Edited by Mdrogun, August 24 2016 - 7:01 PM.

[Batspiderfish]

Lasius neoniger is a guess, but photographs of the head would help pin an ID.

[Canadian anter]

I think it's alienus. My neoniger and crypticus hate each other

[Mdrogun]

Lasius neoniger is a guess, but photographs of the head would help pin an ID.

I did my best to get close up photos up their head but they came out grainy and poorly focused. I am going to name them Lasius cf. alienus because of Canadian anter's comment. Thank you for the help

[Batspiderfish]

Videos are pretty and great and all, but photographs are best for ID's, especially when we can crop and zoom; the pictures don't have to be super macro, so long as there is enough resolution and they are properly focused. The graininess is usually a result of poor lighting and high ISO.