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Smith Mountain Lake, VA 10/13/2020


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#1 Offline cgrupe - Posted October 13 2020 - 5:17 AM

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Smith Mountain Lake, VA
9/1/2020
Riparian zone of Smith Mountain Lake
1cm
Collected mid-day next to a swimming pool

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 13 2020 - 5:27 AM

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Lasius species. Seems non-parasitic to me.


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#3 Offline Devi - Posted October 13 2020 - 6:48 AM

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Lasius species. Seems non-parasitic to me.

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#4 Offline cgrupe - Posted October 13 2020 - 6:58 AM

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Do they require a hibernation period? 



#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 13 2020 - 7:07 AM

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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 Antkid12 - Posted October 13 2020 - 2:13 PM

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Nice!


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 KitsAntVa - Posted October 13 2020 - 2:16 PM

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Oh hey this is in Va I didn’t notice that but good catch those are pretty rare around here.
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#8 Offline Antkid12 - Posted October 13 2020 - 2:22 PM

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Oh hey this is in Va I didn’t notice that but good catch those are pretty rare around here.

More people have been finding them now. I still can't find them though. :(


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 KitsAntVa - Posted October 14 2020 - 4:48 AM

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Aleeguy must think their common because he caught like 5 or 4 I traded for 2 and i plan on keeping it as a lasting colony.


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#10 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 14 2020 - 5:09 AM

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i think it may be l. americanus, because of the color and the shape of the gaster. Anyone else?


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#11 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 14 2020 - 6:52 AM

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I think lasius neoniger because of the little thingy that separates americanus gaster from thorax while neoniger has one but they gaster and thorax are so close together that you can't see it.


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#12 Offline cgrupe - Posted October 15 2020 - 3:42 AM

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Thanks for all the input!  My 12 year old is really excited about this! Should we feed her anything before hibernation?



#13 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 15 2020 - 4:15 AM

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A tiny drop of honey water or sugar water would give her an energy boost. Soak it into a tiny square of paper towel.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#14 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 15 2020 - 6:03 AM

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A tiny drop of honey water or sugar water would give her an energy boost. Soak it into a tiny square of paper towel.

or you can put it onto a tiny piece of wax paper. that is what i do.


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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