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Trading following species for Lasius sp. Virginia only.

Started By KitsAntVa , Jul 18 2020 2:05 PM

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#1 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted July 18 2020 - 2:05 PM

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Only in Virginia.
-Trading the following species for any type of Lasius you offer!
Pheidole dentata- All larvae.
Camponotus castaneus queen- 6 eggs.
Aphaengaster sp. - 7 eggs.
Pictures of each-
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Edited by KitsAntVa, July 18 2020 - 2:25 PM.

We don’t talk about that

#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 18 2020 - 2:15 PM

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Good luck. In the fall and well into winter, you’ll be able to find as many Lasius parasites as you could ever want. I’ve come across at least 300 this year. I even found one alate on New Year’s Day.
Remember not to abbreviate the species name, i.e. Camponotus castaneus. You can abbreviate the genus name if you’re sure everyone knows what you’re referring to, i.e. C. castaneus.
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#3 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted July 18 2020 - 2:24 PM

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Oh I’m not lookin for parasitic Lasius I’m looking for like Lasius niger and Lasius flavus ants like that. Point taken to.
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#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 18 2020 - 3:29 PM

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Ah, I see. You said any type of Lasius. All any of us here ever find are parasites. For every queen I find, there’re 50 of these parasites. I’ve only ever found one Lasius neoniger, but she turned out to be a dud. I don’t think we have niger and flavus here.
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#5 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 18 2020 - 3:32 PM

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Oh I’m not lookin for parasitic Lasius I’m looking for like Lasius niger and Lasius flavus ants like that. Point taken to.

Those two species are European. Their North American counterparts are L. neoniger and L. brevicornis.
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#6 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 18 2020 - 6:17 PM

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I wish I had some non-parasitic Lasius too.


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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#7 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 19 2020 - 6:36 AM

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I wish I had some non-parasitic Lasius too.

Last year I had non-parasitic alates in my hair. That flight was huge. I guess I’m lucky though.

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#8 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 19 2020 - 10:39 AM

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Last year I saw some preparing to fly, but non did.  :(

 


 


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#9 Offline AntsDakota - Posted July 19 2020 - 11:18 AM

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. I guess I’m lucky though.

Nope. Flights like that happen here every year. They’re the most dependable flyers around. They’re just not as prevalent out east, or could be suppressed by more dominant species which aren’t as prevalent in the Midwest.

"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

#10 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted July 19 2020 - 11:27 AM

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. I guess I’m lucky though.

Nope. Flights like that happen here every year. They’re the most dependable flyers around. They’re just not as prevalent out east, or could be suppressed by more dominant species which aren’t as prevalent in the Midwest.

 

I think the more southern you go, the less lasius there are. They probably get outcompeted by the other species.


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#11 Offline AntsDakota - Posted July 19 2020 - 11:28 AM

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. I guess I’m lucky though.

Nope. Flights like that happen here every year. They’re the most dependable flyers around. They’re just not as prevalent out east, or could be suppressed by more dominant species which aren’t as prevalent in the Midwest.
I think the more southern you go, the less lasius there are.
They don’t seem to like heat, and do fine in the cold. They are in the same tribe as Prenolepis........

Edited by AntsDakota, July 19 2020 - 11:28 AM.

"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

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