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Started By smares , Jul 17 2021 9:58 PM

Best Answer NickAnter , July 18 2021 - 7:14 AM

I think Lasius is as far as you can go with these. IDing Lasius is almost impossible without a microscope. They are definitely a parasitic species however, and there are many similar species in CO.

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#1 Offline smares - Posted July 17 2021 - 9:58 PM

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Found on 7-17 in Lakewood Co under medium sized river rock. They were in a sandy outcrop near a river/ forest area. They are a very light orange color and have very tiny eyes. From what I saw they seem to have small colonies. They are too small for me to tell if any of them are queens or just workers. I'd guess the pupae are alates.

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#2 Offline SYUTEO - Posted July 17 2021 - 10:00 PM

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I'm gunna say it's Lasius claviger. All of the ants are workers.


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Began antkeeping in 2018  :)

 

All ant journal: https://www.formicul...os-ant-journal/

#3 Offline TestSubjectOne - Posted July 17 2021 - 10:09 PM

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I'd agree with Lasius claviger. They're too big to be Brachymyrmex depilis.


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TestSubjectOne's Experiences in Antkeeping General Journal

 

Currently Keeping:

- Veromessor pergandei (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Novomessor cockerelli (1 queen, 200 workers)

- Myrmecocystus mexicanus (1 queen, 100 workers)

- Brachymyrmex patagonicus (3 queens?, 2,000 workers? & alates)

- Crematogaster sp. (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Liometopum occidentale (1 queen, 800 workers)

- Camponotus absqualator (1 queen, 130 workers)

#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 18 2021 - 7:14 AM   Best Answer

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I think Lasius is as far as you can go with these. IDing Lasius is almost impossible without a microscope. They are definitely a parasitic species however, and there are many similar species in CO.


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

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