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Posted May 4 2021 - 8:28 AM
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I think I'll start calling my street "Lasius Lane", because there are approximately four nests of Lasius brunneus or emarginatus ( probably the latter ), five nests of Lasius niger and two nests of Lasius fuliginosus though, I have found nests of other ants in other parts of my neighborhood.
L. fuliginosus ant trail.
Blurry worker, photo was blurry due to uncomfortable angle.
A slightly more visible worker than wanted to play hide and seek.
Another worker
Yet another worker, this time the photo was sharper.
Lastly, yet another blurry worker.
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Posted May 6 2021 - 5:54 AM
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I hope this doesn't qualify as spam, anyway.
Tetramorium caespitum
more tetras,
I took a lot of photos,
my phone was really struggling to focus on them.
I think I found Formica cunicularia
I'm pretty sure
though not 100% sure
As customary Lasius lane has a lot of Lasius
a lot
I call this one "Final Kiss"
more Lasius
Now the really important part
I am really happy I found them again
Dolichoderus quadripunctatus
Anyway, that's all the photos, and 2 new species added to the list of species in my neighborhood!
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Posted May 7 2021 - 3:22 AM
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Pheidole parva carrying a wasp
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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.
YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)
Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)
Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.
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Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)
Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.
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Posted May 9 2021 - 8:52 AM
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PHOTOS INCOMING! Edit: Never again will I use Discord for photo hosting, the compression is killing me
Myrmica?
More four-dot ant!
Acorn ant queen, I let her go becuase I saw acorn ant workers nearby
Their defensive behaviour makes them quite photogenic
Formica cf. rufa queen
I let her go.
These guys were everywhere! AAAAAAAH
So. Many. Lasius.
Honestly no idea what this ant is.
I think it's a Camponotus major.
Either way, they are quite pretty.
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Posted May 15 2021 - 12:03 PM
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that's pretty crazy. I have seen a Pheidole navigans major do that to a Cardiocondyla worker before.
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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Phenomenal shot.In ant warfare size often matters: Camponotus vagus worker cut a Myrmica sp. worker into half:
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Phenomenal shot.
Thank you!
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Posted May 15 2021 - 1:19 PM
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Camponotus once again prove themselves as absolutely metal
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Posted May 16 2021 - 2:37 AM
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So, I managed to discover yet another colony of ants in my garden! About 7 species are present in such a small space, it's very surreal, turns out just letting nature takeover managing your garden turns it into a insect paradise ( though there could be less ivy ).
Anyway, I got some pics of a Lasius worker.
I hope it's Lasius flavus.
It would be pretty cool to keep a colony of L. flavus.
Also along came a Formica rufibarbis worker.
That was very angry I was there, they seem to be angry all the time, I can't wait 'till I keep a colony of these.
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In ant warfare size often matters: Camponotus vagus worker cut a Myrmica sp. worker into half:
Barristan, it is a phenomenal shot! What did you shoot this with? What were your settings?
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Posted May 16 2021 - 7:54 AM
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So, I managed to discover yet another colony of ants in my garden! About 7 species are present in such a small space, it's very surreal, turns out just letting nature takeover managing your garden turns it into a insect paradise ( though there could be less ivy ).
Anyway, I got some pics of a Lasius worker.
I hope it's Lasius flavus.
It would be pretty cool to keep a colony of L. flavus.
Also along came a Formica rufibarbis worker.
That was very angry I was there, they seem to be angry all the time, I can't wait 'till I keep a colony of these.
From that angle, looks to me as though that is a rufa group Formica, not rufibarbis. Not entirely sure, but the head looks rather wide.
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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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You could probably wait for flights and catch her them in your own backyard!
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Posted May 16 2021 - 8:20 AM
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So, I managed to discover yet another colony of ants in my garden! About 7 species are present in such a small space, it's very surreal, turns out just letting nature takeover managing your garden turns it into a insect paradise ( though there could be less ivy ).
Anyway, I got some pics of a Lasius worker.
I hope it's Lasius flavus.
It would be pretty cool to keep a colony of L. flavus.
Also along came a Formica rufibarbis worker.
That was very angry I was there, they seem to be angry all the time, I can't wait 'till I keep a colony of these.
From that angle, looks to me as though that is a rufa group Formica, not rufibarbis. Not entirely sure, but the head looks rather wide.
There are no mounds in my area, and I already ID'ed them as F. rufibarbis thanks to reddit ( also, found a F. rufibarbis queen just outside of my garden 3 years ago [ Didn't go anting for 3 years after that, so, there probably were more ).
You could probably wait for flights and catch her them in your own backyard!
That's exactly what I'm planning.
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That does seem to be F. rufa-group. If you have any more pictures I can attempt an ID.
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Posted May 16 2021 - 10:38 AM
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That does seem to be F. rufa-group. If you have any more pictures I can attempt an ID.
I have one of a specimen from nearby of my garden that was also first assumed rufa-group and was a 1:1 match of the ones in the photo, but in the end id'ed as rufibarbis. but I can attempt to take more pictures tomorrow.
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That's not rufibarbis. Formica rufa group is correct. If you have trouble to tell the difference, look at the size of the eyes compared to the rest of the head, Serviformica have larger eyes in relation to the head than Formica s. str.
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In ant warfare size often matters: Camponotus vagus worker cut a Myrmica sp. worker into half:
Barristan, it is a phenomenal shot! What did you shoot this with? What were your settings?
Thank you!
I used a Canon 600d for making these pictures + an external flash + umbrella. You can see all pictures of that day here: https://photos.app.g...k7pJ3Q2gkdDG1y5
So not a recent one, I also don't use the camera anymore.
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