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Help ID Lasius Ant species Eastern Massachusetts

Started By aheyer , Jun 11 2023 5:10 PM

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#1 Offline aheyer - Posted June 11 2023 - 5:10 PM

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Hello,

I am looking to see what species of Lasius ant this is. I also believe it is a queen. It has a yellow head, reddish thorax, and brown striped gaster. It is about 6 mm long.

It was collected in the evening on June 8th 2023. The ant was under a log in the yard. I did not see any other ants.

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Thank you,
Andrew

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#2 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted June 11 2023 - 6:09 PM

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Lasius interjectus

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#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted June 11 2023 - 7:33 PM

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Yup lasius interjectus. Also mett you need to start mentioning to people that their queens are parasitic lmao, I'm having to follow up on all your IDs lately with that essential information.