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Alates ID Please - 08-26-2016 - Massachusetts, USA


Best Answer Batspiderfish , August 26 2016 - 5:21 PM

The head is too large and flat for Leptothorax. Myrmecina americana.

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#1 Offline noebl1 - Posted August 26 2016 - 2:20 PM

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Both of these alates were found under flower pots, and both are very small:

 

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1. Location of collection:                    Under large pot

 

2. Date of collection:                            8-26-2016 around 6pm

3. Habitat of collection:                       grass yard surrounded by heavily wooded land

 

4. Length (from head to gaster):         ~5mm  

 

5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:      black body, slight yellow/brown to legs

 

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#2

 

1. Location of collection:                    Under large pot

 

2. Date of collection:                            8-26-2016 around 6pm

3. Habitat of collection:                       grass yard surrounded by heavily wooded land

 

4. Length (from head to gaster):         ~4.25mm  

 

5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:      reddish-brown body, very pronounced head and mandibles

 

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#2 Offline Canadian anter - Posted August 26 2016 - 2:28 PM

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#1 male of some sort
#2 leptothorax cf muscorum
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#3 Offline noebl1 - Posted August 26 2016 - 3:43 PM

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Thanks!  Not a lot of care info on the forums.  Looks like maybe another person on her has them.  Guessing by gaster size only semi-claustral? 


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#4 Offline Canadian anter - Posted August 26 2016 - 5:20 PM

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I don't know. The Leptothorax Queens I find always die
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#5 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted August 26 2016 - 5:21 PM   Best Answer

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The head is too large and flat for Leptothorax. Myrmecina americana.


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If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#6 Offline Canadian anter - Posted August 26 2016 - 5:23 PM

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@batspiderfish are they semi-claustral
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#7 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted August 26 2016 - 5:40 PM

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I'm guessing they are semi-claustral. I've seen Myrmecina alates before, but never kept any. Rather than letting them loose in a foraging arena, I would attach or scotch tape a test tube with food onto to hers. This seems to be the best option (in my experience with Ponera) for letting subterranean semi-claustral queens forage.


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If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#8 Offline noebl1 - Posted August 26 2016 - 5:44 PM

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Sounds like a good use for the test tube adapter I printed out :)  I was tired of taping test tubes for transport, so printed one up so I can attach them end to end.  Nice 20min print and saves tons of aggravation...  

 

She's super small too.  I almost thought it was a male alate of something until I caught her.  The other male alate died this evening in the test tube. 



#9 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted August 26 2016 - 7:47 PM

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I can't see anything for the first ant, btw.


If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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