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3 Lasius Queens / Victoria, BC / Oct. 05 2019

Started By Deia , Oct 5 2019 7:20 PM

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#1 Offline Deia - Posted October 5 2019 - 7:20 PM

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1. Location: Victoria, British Columbia
2. Date of collection: October 5th, 2019
3. Habitat of collection: Forest, Deciduous
4. Length: 8-10 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Brown overall with yellow underneath their gasters
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Rather bulky
7. Distinguishing behavior: Slow-moving / Immobile
8. Nest description: Small claustral chamber underneath stones

 

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Hi, I know these are Lasius queens, but I'm looking to figure out which species specifically. I know they appear reddish in the first image, but to they naked eye they are distinctly more of a yellow/brown

 

I read that they are polygine, so hopefully keeping them together isn't an issue. I've just started the ant-keeping hobby, so looking forward to your expertise.


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#2 Offline Deia - Posted October 29 2019 - 6:26 PM

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Okay, so there's 7 of them now living together. Is this too much?


#3 Offline Martialis - Posted October 30 2019 - 2:53 AM

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These are all parasitic species.
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#4 Offline AntsBC - Posted October 30 2019 - 9:15 AM

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These are all parasitic species.

 

I disagree. These guys are most likely Lasius americanus, based on their abundance in the BC region. 


Edited by AntsBC, October 30 2019 - 9:16 AM.

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#5 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 30 2019 - 11:39 AM

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Man, now I want to live in BC, Lasius Americanus looks so cool!!!

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#6 Offline AntsDakota - Posted October 30 2019 - 2:52 PM

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Those are definitely not social parasites. Lasius americanus would seem likely, yet if not that, then L. brevicornis perhaps. If they are L. americanus, they are pleometrophic,  meaning they will murder each other once workers arrive, so I would recommend separating them.


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

#7 Offline AntsDakota - Posted October 30 2019 - 2:55 PM

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Man, now I want to live in BC, Lasius Americanus looks so cool!!!

Formica look cooler.  B)


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

#8 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 30 2019 - 2:56 PM

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That's debatable

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#9 Offline AntsDakota - Posted October 30 2019 - 2:59 PM

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You kidding? Glistening, silver exoskeletons with cherry red legs (for most)? Don't forget F. pallidefulva!


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#10 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 30 2019 - 3:23 PM

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Jet black exoskeletons, like something out of James Bond=Lasius queens


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#11 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted October 30 2019 - 3:29 PM

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Jet black exoskeletons, like something out of James Bond=Lasius queens

Lasius Flavus disagrees.


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He travels, he seeks the p a r m e s a n.

#12 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 30 2019 - 3:46 PM

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Any other Lasius species disagree though


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#13 Offline ponerinecat - Posted October 30 2019 - 4:22 PM

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Any other Lasius species disagree though

literally 5/6 of lasius ants are red or brown or yellow.


#14 Offline Deia - Posted October 30 2019 - 8:42 PM

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Seperate them? Hmm I'm still new so I definitely don't want 8 colonies of the same species.

 

Anyone in the Victoria BC area want a free queen/s?


#15 Offline Martialis - Posted October 30 2019 - 9:53 PM

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These are all parasitic species.


I disagree. These guys are most likely Lasius americanus, based on their abundance in the BC region.

Didn’t know those guys flew in October. Interesting.
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#16 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 31 2019 - 12:25 PM

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How is it snowing here and not in Canada? Are we becoming the new Alaska?

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