5 replies to this topic

[nathant]

1. Location of collection:                  Downtown City, Southwest Michigan

 

2. Date of collection:                           10/4/2016

3. Habitat of collection:                      Sidewalk near a curb lawn in the middle of a city

 

4. Length:                                            ~5 mm  

 

5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:    Reddish Brown, smooth, lighter stripes on gaster

 

a lot of parasitic queens have been flying near here recently

 

pictures: http://imgur.com/a/ew577

[Batspiderfish]

Lasius claviger

 

Is the measurement accurate?

Edited by Batspiderfish, October 7 2016 - 3:46 PM.

[Canadian anter]

Squeeze ithe for five seconds without killing the queen, smell it and tell us what it smells like

[Batspiderfish]

Oh man, I wouldn't recommend that, haha. I can tell that it is a citronella ant by looking at it. All Acanthomyops produce a citronella odor, to the best of my knowledge.

Edited by Batspiderfish, October 7 2016 - 6:47 PM.

[Canadian anter]

Oh man, I wouldn't recommend that, haha. I can tell that it is a citronella ant by looking at it. All Acanthomyops produce a citronella odor, to the best of my knowledge.

I do that to identify mine

[James C. Trager]

It takes a delicate touch to do the squeeze test, but one can learn to do it safely. But not really necessary. I would call this one Lasius interjectus. If so, the measurement is too small. 

Edited by James C. Trager, February 9 2017 - 6:21 AM.