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#4 Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 11th, 2019

Started By WealthyCow , Sep 11 2019 5:54 PM

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#1 Offline WealthyCow - Posted September 11 2019 - 5:54 PM

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Location- Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Habitat – Along a sidewalk.

Colouration- Black, orange-brown legs.

Size - Approximately 6.5-7mm.

https://imgur.com/a/DDBl8Y6

#2 Offline Canadian anter - Posted September 11 2019 - 6:02 PM

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Lasius neoniger

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#3 Offline WealthyCow - Posted September 11 2019 - 6:20 PM

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Probably Lasius neoniger, but those legs are pretty yellow, so could be Lasius flavus.

In reference to this thread: http://www.formicult...mber-11th-2019/

here are the two queens in a side-by-side comparison. Is one of them Lasius Flavus, one Lasius Neoniger? Or are they both the same? The one in the other post is larger and bulkier.

https://imgur.com/a/S3788jO

Edited by WealthyCow, September 11 2019 - 6:21 PM.

#4 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted September 11 2019 - 7:45 PM

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This is possibly Lasius crypticus and/or Lasius americanus. It seems awfully dark for Lasius neoniger but do not doubt that it might be.

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#5 Offline Martialis - Posted September 12 2019 - 5:26 AM

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L. crypticus isn't really found this far east. At least not commonly.

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#6 Offline Mdrogun - Posted September 12 2019 - 9:24 AM

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L. crypticus isn't really found this far east. At least not commonly.

Often times when AnthonyP163 and I are in a weird microclimate or biome we'll find L. pallitarsis or even sometimes L. crypticus to be the most abundant Lasius species in an area. I know this doesn't really conflict with what you're saying, but I would be careful about saying that it isn't L. crypticus because they're not common this far east.

Edited by Mdrogun, September 12 2019 - 9:24 AM.