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Woodbridge, Virginia. Aug. 31 2020


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#1 Offline AleeGuy - Posted August 31 2020 - 7:17 AM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Woodbridge VA.
2. Date of collection: Aug. 31 2020, 10:00AM.
3. Habitat of collection: Forest type backyard with trees and few small plants.
4. Length (from head to gaster):5-8mm.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:all red, darker antenna.
6. Distinguishing characteristics:all red color few spots are darker red.
7. Distinguishing behavior: little aggressive, does not adhere well to glass(keeps falling off in test tube from small vibrations)
8. Nest description: only small crematogaster colony found near. And I did find very few medium(bigger than crematogaster and smaller than camponotus) sized workers in my backyard

9. Nuptial flight time and date:N/A collected Aug. 31 10:00AM

10: Last rain: Aug. 29 thunderstorm and small rain in evening. Ground was still wet on collection date.

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#2 Offline AleeGuy - Posted August 31 2020 - 7:19 AM

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(I don't know why pics are rotated)

#3 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted August 31 2020 - 7:20 AM

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Aphaenogaster queen I think.


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


#4 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 31 2020 - 7:23 AM

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Aphaenogaster tennesseensis queen.


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 


#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 31 2020 - 8:49 AM

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Wow. Nice find.


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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.

#6 Offline AleeGuy - Posted August 31 2020 - 8:52 AM

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Wow. Nice find.


Yes, but I heard that aphaenogaster tennesseensis are parasitic and I don't have hosts for her, what do you think I should do?🤔

#7 Offline Manitobant - Posted August 31 2020 - 9:00 AM

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Wow. Nice find.


Yes, but I heard that aphaenogaster tennesseensis are parasitic and I don't have hosts for her, what do you think I should do?
A10 are more tolerant of already mature workers than other parasites, so introducing some of those should work.
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#8 Offline AleeGuy - Posted August 31 2020 - 9:08 AM

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Wow. Nice find.

Yes, but I heard that aphaenogaster tennesseensis are parasitic and I don't have hosts for her, what do you think I should do?
A10 are more tolerant of already mature workers than other parasites, so introducing some of those should work.

I will search in my backyard again for similar aphaenogaster spiecies

#9 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 31 2020 - 9:18 AM

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Aphaenogaster tennesseensis queen, social parasite.



#10 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 31 2020 - 9:37 AM

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If you get out in the woods, Aphaenogaster are under every other log/rock. Finding hosts should be super easy.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#11 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 31 2020 - 10:11 AM

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Apheanogaster are the most common ants in my backyard forest.


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

 

                    

                   

 

 





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