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Lasius help.

Started By KitsAntVa , Sep 29 2020 2:39 PM

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#1 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 29 2020 - 2:39 PM

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So I was looking for an umbratus colony in my backyard because I’ve seen them before that or americanus but I stumbled upon a little dirt hill which wasn’t there this morning so I dug a little big and it smelled like citronella so I thought oh Lasius interjectus then I found a Queen matter of fact 4 queens and stuck them in a test tube with around 30 workers so what species is? 9CDC5CFB-B616-425C-8C5A-916E1E18EFF2.jpeg F8BA517F-C679-4DA7-9140-16069DD00F23.jpeg 08AF1A12-9609-4C22-8FC0-D30A8859DFEA.jpeg E68C20C2-F9EE-4233-8185-9A9323D0CE08.jpeg

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#2 Offline Somethinghmm - Posted September 29 2020 - 2:47 PM

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This is Lasius claviger.


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#3 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 29 2020 - 4:04 PM

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yup. they are a species of parasitic lasius. i really want one next year.


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#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 29 2020 - 4:15 PM

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Good ol’ parasitic Lasius. My fave ants.
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#5 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 29 2020 - 5:08 PM

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I’ll see if I can found one.
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#6 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted September 29 2020 - 6:34 PM

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Good ol’ parasitic Lasius. My fave ants.

I sense sarcasm. 


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#7 Offline Manitobant - Posted September 29 2020 - 7:56 PM

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I’ll see if I can found one.

if you caught them from a nest they are infertile
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#8 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 30 2020 - 4:11 AM

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Yea probably but its so i guess late and early for these to fly right?


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#9 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 5:07 AM

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well, they fly in fall and then look for hosts in spring after hibernating


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#10 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 30 2020 - 5:11 AM

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Hmm maybe i could find a queen and use those workers i found.


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#11 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 30 2020 - 5:13 AM

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so to be clear a bunch of parasitic are flying soon?


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#12 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 6:45 AM

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Hmm maybe i could find a queen and use those workers i found.

i think you would want to find host workers such as L. americanus and L. neoniger. brood would be helpful as well.


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#13 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 6:47 AM

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so to be clear a bunch of parasitic are flying soon?

probably.


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#14 Offline AntsDakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 6:49 AM

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Hmm maybe i could find a queen and use those workers i found.

i think you would want to find host workers such as L. americanus and L. neoniger. brood would be helpful as well.

 

americanus work better.

 

 

 

Good ol’ parasitic Lasius. My fave ants.

I sense sarcasm. 

 

As do I.


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#15 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 6:54 AM

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Hmm maybe i could find a queen and use those workers i found.

i think you would want to find host workers such as L. americanus and L. neoniger. brood would be helpful as well.

 

americanus work better.

 

 

 

Good ol’ parasitic Lasius. My fave ants.

I sense sarcasm. 

 

As do I.

 

parasitic lasius is a rarity around here.


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#16 Offline AntsDakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 6:57 AM

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parasitic lasius is a rarity around here.

 

Well, not exactly a rarity, but they are less common than most Lasius here.


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#17 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 30 2020 - 7:13 AM

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non parasitic lasius are a rarity here  :facepalm:


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#18 Offline AntsDakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 8:17 AM

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non parasitic lasius are a rarity here  :facepalm:

Anything that's not non-parasitic Lasius is a rarity here. :lol:


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#19 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 8:19 AM

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non parasitic lasius are a rarity here  :facepalm:

boatloads of that stuff here! :D


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#20 Offline AntsDakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 8:22 AM

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Almost to the point where you're sick of them......


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