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Best Answer Hunter , February 22 2018 - 2:24 PM

that's L umbratus

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#1 Offline antnest8 - Posted February 22 2018 - 2:10 PM

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first the workers (not the same as the queens)

1. Location (on a map) of collection: south east Michigan
2. Date of collection: 2/22/2018
3. Habitat of collection: under a rock in a garden inside a tunnel
4. Length (from head to gaster): ~2-3mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: light light brown
6. Distinguishing characteristics: small in the cold ground at 38 degrees Fahrenheit air temp
7. Distinguishing behavior: stay still then run all over the place
8. Nest description: under a rick in a tunnel

9. Nuptial flight time and date: workers have no nuptial flight
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queens in next post
 

 

 


have 1 camponotus queen

1 crematogaster queen

5 lasius umbratus queens


#2 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted February 22 2018 - 2:14 PM

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Not very good pics, but I'm gonna say Prenolepis imparis or Lasius.


I accidentally froze all my ants 


#3 Offline antnest8 - Posted February 22 2018 - 2:15 PM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: south east Michigan
2. Date of collection: 2/22/2018
3. Habitat of collection: under a rock
4. Length (from head to gaster): ~6-8mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: brown/ dark brown
6. Distinguishing characteristics: has stripes on gaster and has big head and little gaster leading to a social parasite.
7. Distinguishing behavior:  in the cold ground at 38 degrees Fahrenheit air temp
8. Nest description: under a rick in a tunnel

9. Nuptial flight time and date: caught from ground.

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have 1 camponotus queen

1 crematogaster queen

5 lasius umbratus queens


#4 Offline antnest8 - Posted February 22 2018 - 2:17 PM

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is hard to get a good pic. with a bad macro lens on a 2mm bug

and i thought i would be prenolepis but i never thought they would be so small


have 1 camponotus queen

1 crematogaster queen

5 lasius umbratus queens


#5 Offline Hunter - Posted February 22 2018 - 2:24 PM   Best Answer

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that's L umbratus


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#6 Offline Hunter - Posted February 22 2018 - 2:30 PM

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can i have a better pic of workers



#7 Offline antnest8 - Posted February 22 2018 - 2:37 PM

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more lasuis umbratus! :facepalm: i already have three other queens!


have 1 camponotus queen

1 crematogaster queen

5 lasius umbratus queens


#8 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted February 22 2018 - 2:42 PM

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more lasuis umbratus! :facepalm: i already have three other queens!

With this time of year you'll mostly only find Prenolepis imparis, and some species of parasitic Lasius due to them flying right before hibernation. 



#9 Offline antnest8 - Posted February 23 2018 - 3:29 AM

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man if i could find prenolepis imparis queens i would be happy but i look under rocks and ill i find are these parasitic queens.


have 1 camponotus queen

1 crematogaster queen

5 lasius umbratus queens


#10 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted February 23 2018 - 11:55 AM

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Lasius umbratus. :)



#11 Offline antnest8 - Posted February 24 2018 - 9:27 AM

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i wonder when lasius gets out of hibernation then i could do the callow method and get these queens a colony


have 1 camponotus queen

1 crematogaster queen

5 lasius umbratus queens





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