1. Nova Scotia, Canada
2. August 20 2016
3. Town area
4. 6-7mm
5. Dark shinny black
6. very shinny
Edited by AntsMAN, August 24 2016 - 7:29 AM.
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Crematogaster cerasi ID confirmed (Solved)
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AntsMAN
, Aug 21 2016 7:36 AM
Best Answer AntsMAN , August 24 2016 - 7:30 AM
Crematogaster cerasi is another option. I'm not sure if this carries over to the queens, but workers of C. cerasi have only a few standing hairs on their pronotum while Crematogaster lineolata have many hairs.
On the other forum Doc agreed Crematogaster cerasi.
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Posted August 21 2016 - 7:36 AM
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Posted August 22 2016 - 6:33 AM
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My guess is either Crematogaster or a Tetramorium sp. but I'm more leaning on Crematogaster lineolata.
Edited by AntsMAN, August 22 2016 - 6:34 AM.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted August 22 2016 - 8:16 AM
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Crematogaster cerasi is another option. I'm not sure if this carries over to the queens, but workers of C. cerasi have only a few standing hairs on their pronotum while Crematogaster lineolata have many hairs.
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Posted August 22 2016 - 10:09 AM
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They look to much alike for me to say for sure, I will have to look for some small differences to be accurate.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted August 24 2016 - 7:30 AM
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Crematogaster cerasi is another option. I'm not sure if this carries over to the queens, but workers of C. cerasi have only a few standing hairs on their pronotum while Crematogaster lineolata have many hairs.
On the other forum Doc agreed Crematogaster cerasi.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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