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Northern Virginia, Early June 2020


Best Answer ANTdrew , July 19 2020 - 9:35 AM

1. Looks like Tapinoma sessile
2. Looks like Tetramorium immigrans

Welcome! I also live in NOVA. Go to the full post


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#1 Offline Indigo762 - Posted July 19 2020 - 9:32 AM

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Hello everyone!

First time catching ants and I found two queens that have their first nanitics.

Could you please help me identify these?

Thanks!

 

1. Location: Virginia
2. Date of collection: Early June
3. Habitat of collection: Forest. Loose dirt.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 1/8 inch
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Black, dark brown. No texture
6. Nuptial flight time and date: Unobserved nuptial flight. Found early morning in early June
[Picture title: Ant Queen A]



1. Location: Virginia
2. Date of collection: Early June
3. Habitat of collection: Forest. Loose dirt.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 3/8 inch
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Black, dark brown. No texture
6. Nuptial flight time and date: Unobserved nuptial flight. Found early morning in early June.
[Picture title: Ant Queen B]

 

 

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 19 2020 - 9:35 AM   Best Answer

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1. Looks like Tapinoma sessile
2. Looks like Tetramorium immigrans

Welcome! I also live in NOVA.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 19 2020 - 10:37 AM

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1. Looks like Tapinoma sessile
2. Looks like Tetramorium immigrans

Welcome! I also live in NOVA.

Agreed


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 


#4 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 19 2020 - 11:29 AM

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1. Looks like Tapinoma sessile
2. Looks like Tetramorium immigrans
Welcome! I also live in NOVA.

I third this.
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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

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans                                  Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

Formica pallidefulva, argentea                        Solenopsis molesta

Formica cf. aserva                                          Lasius brevicornis, neoniger

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger


#5 Offline Indigo762 - Posted July 19 2020 - 12:49 PM

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Thank you everyone!:)






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