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Nuptial Flight in central MA

Started By shAnt , Sep 12 2025 9:18 AM

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#1 Offline shAnt - Posted September 12 2025 - 9:18 AM

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This happened yesterday in Massachusetts, I'm not certain what species these guys were and unfortunately my phone died when I tried to get pictures, but I think they were yellow lasius? The workers were all small-medium yellow ants and there were alates taking off everywhere! I am looking around today to see if I can spot any queens

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2025 ant queens:

1 camponotus pennsylvanicus (foundingly founding still)

1 camponotus novaeboracensis (founding colony)

1 camponotus chromaiodes (founding colony)

1 lasius brevicornis (founding colony)

#2 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 12 2025 - 1:10 PM

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Parasitic Lasius

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#3 Offline shAnt - Posted September 12 2025 - 4:52 PM

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Aw, too bad they're parasitic. I found 2 wingless queens today but i think I will just let them go.

2025 ant queens:

1 camponotus pennsylvanicus (foundingly founding still)

1 camponotus novaeboracensis (founding colony)

1 camponotus chromaiodes (founding colony)

1 lasius brevicornis (founding colony)

#4 Offline Stubyvast - Posted September 12 2025 - 6:20 PM

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well if you have any local host lasius, if you're comfortable I'd suggest looting 'em for pupae and trying out the callow method! It's a lot of fun raising parasites.

Manica invidia (1 queen, ~200 workers)

Manica invidia (1 colonies, 1 queens plus 3 workers)

Lasius niger (single queen, ~200 workers - naturalistic, predatory set-up)

Lasius americanus (1 colony, ~10 workers)

Tetramorium immigrans (3 colonies, 3 queens, ~ five workers each | 1 colony, 1 queen, ~1200 workers)

Formica aserva (aserva queen, ~15 Formica neorufibarbis workers)

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