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Lasius out now in Vancouver!


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#1 Offline fANTastic - Posted July 25 2017 - 5:02 PM

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Today Lasius ... (I can't identify them) are crawling all over the sidewalks! Go catch some if you live in Vancouver BC Canada! I am just wondering what I should do with the bunch I caught and if I should go get more. Are they polygynous? Will they fight. I am keeping them together right now and they are not fightin and all trying to escape. YAY!



#2 Offline Russell - Posted July 25 2017 - 6:03 PM

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I found a bunch last night in Victoria and put them one to a test tube setup. Ended up with 13 queens. They did not flight when collected but did separate ASAP.


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Camponotus Pennsylvanicus/Modus

Tetramorium sp. E

Formica Podzolica

Lasius Alienus

Lasius Niger

Formica Ravida 


#3 Offline LC3 - Posted July 25 2017 - 6:07 PM

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There's a possibility the smaller gynotype of Lasius alienus could be polygynous but I have no confirmation on this. 



#4 Offline T.C. - Posted July 25 2017 - 7:32 PM

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We get the flights right after Canadians do in wisconsin. So I watch Canadian nuptial flight alerts closely.:)

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#5 Offline fANTastic - Posted July 25 2017 - 8:30 PM

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They are not fighting but are very friendly with each other

even doing the mouth to mouth thing

I'm keeping them in a glass jar with napkin of top and vaseline on sloped sides(sloped inwards). I put a test tube with water and cotton and some honey. 

I hope they are polygynous! That would be epic with 8 queens reproducing.



#6 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted July 26 2017 - 6:00 AM

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This early in the year, this is probably L. alienus.

#7 Offline Canadian anter - Posted July 26 2017 - 2:12 PM

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Not surprised. Lasius alienus is the dominant ant in the Vancouver area. You will find 2 types. The big 9mm ones that look like normal Lasius and those really small ones which kinda look like umbratus and are a lot smaller. The smaller ones seem to be polygyne and the bigger ones seem to be pleometrophic or monogyne
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