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Colorado 7-19

Started By Spazmops , Jul 19 2020 7:18 PM

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#1 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 19 2020 - 7:18 PM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: golf course path

2. Date of collection: 7-19
3. Habitat of collection: forest 
4. Length (from head to gaster): 6 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Red/brown
6. Distinguishing characteristics: red gaster and head, reddish-brown thorax
7. Distinguishing behavior: none
8. Nest description: not observed

Possible Lasius Latipes

Red queen 2

Edited by Spazmops, July 20 2020 - 5:47 AM.

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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#2 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 19 2020 - 7:26 PM

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It’s hard to judge anything from that photo, it’s quite far. But it looks like some worker, I can’t give anything though for certain.

Can you give a more in-detail and/or closer photo?

Edited by TechAnt, July 19 2020 - 7:27 PM.

My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted July 19 2020 - 7:34 PM

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Parasitic lasius, probably lasius subumbratus.

Edited by Manitobant, July 19 2020 - 7:35 PM.

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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
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#4 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 20 2020 - 5:47 AM

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It’s hard to judge anything from that photo, it’s quite far. But it looks like some worker, I can’t give anything though for certain.

Can you give a more in-detail and/or closer photo?

I tried to get a better picture, but that’s the closest I could get. I did put a top view picture though. It’s for sure a queen, I can see the wing scars.


Edited by Spazmops, July 20 2020 - 5:49 AM.

Co-owner and founder of Mountain Myrmeculture and The Menagerie Discord Server. 

Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#5 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 20 2020 - 8:49 AM

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Its not Lasius lapites, but its definitely a Lasius parasite.


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#6 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 20 2020 - 10:02 AM

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Looks like umbratus group, though. I second subumbratus.
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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

#7 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted July 20 2020 - 10:31 AM

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Imma say Lasius subumbratus as well.


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