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Few Id's needed all caught in North GA also a bit of advice on a few queens


Best Answer Aaron567 , June 18 2018 - 12:46 PM

Ant A: Likely Camponotus decipiens but could also be C. discolor. 

Ant B: Camponotus nearcticus.

Ant C: Lasius sp., likely neoniger or alienus.

Ant D: Aphaenogaster sp.

Ant E: Crematogaster sp. If she has lost all workers and brood then she probably is indeed a lost cause.

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#1 Offline DoctorlyRob - Posted June 18 2018 - 12:23 PM

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Ant A: Found crawling on the wall of my bedroom in May.

 

Ant B: Found in a forest area either end of May or beginning of June

 

Ant C: Tried uploading a long time ago couldn't get them to upload this is the retry if you need more pics on this one with the new camera just ask. Also I've had her since september of last year.. she's laid eggs here and there but they hardly ever turn to pupae and she hasn't laid any in a while now. (I think this may have been due to stress from my cat bumping the box I had her in maybe? She's been moved to the closet away from cat now.) Any advice? Lost cause?

 

Ant D: This is a colony I collected out of a dropped tree branch, the ant in the picture is actually an Alate that this colony produced I couldn't get close ups of the actual queen. This Alate actually just came from pupae state sometime this week.

 

Ant E: Acrobat ant of some sort? Caught a while ago had some niantics they died out before I could transfer them to an area to eat. She hasn't laid since, is she a lost cause too? (also moved from cat area maybe will start laying again??) Should I provide her with some food? What food? Is this a acrobat ant?



#2 Offline Aaron567 - Posted June 18 2018 - 12:46 PM   Best Answer

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Ant A: Likely Camponotus decipiens but could also be C. discolor. 

Ant B: Camponotus nearcticus.

Ant C: Lasius sp., likely neoniger or alienus.

Ant D: Aphaenogaster sp.

Ant E: Crematogaster sp. If she has lost all workers and brood then she probably is indeed a lost cause.


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#3 Offline DoctorlyRob - Posted June 18 2018 - 1:46 PM

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Looking at the photos I have and actually looking at the workers, I'm leaning towards  Aphaenogaster ashmedi on Ant D would love to know if anyone agrees or disagrees. Thank you for honing in on all of them Aaron567, much appreciated! 






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