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[Owenhans]

Found: Children's park in Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Date: February 11, 2017

Habitat: Found roaming around in the driveway of a neighborhood park near a large line of trees

Length: 6.25mm (head to tip of gaster)

Coloration: Brown thorax, head, and gaster. Legs are a lighter brown and lines on the gaster are also lighter brown. Has a good amount of hair all over.

Distinguishing Characteristics: 1 Petiole node, 2 antennal segments.

 

Edited by dspdrew, February 11 2017 - 11:44 PM.
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[Alabama Anter]

Looks like a Parasitic Lasius species. Umbratus or Claviger might be the case.

[Nathant2131]

Most Likely Lasius claviger. what do you mean by 2 antennal segments?

Edited by Nathant2131, February 11 2017 - 10:05 AM.

[Owenhans]

Most Likely Lasius claviger. what do you mean by 2 antennal segments?

The Antenna of the ant are separated in two parts

Looks like a Parasitic Lasius species. Umbratus or Claviger might be the case.

Well that's slightly disheartening

[Nathant2131]

 

Most Likely Lasius claviger. what do you mean by 2 antennal segments?

The Antenna of the ant are separated in two parts

Looks like a Parasitic Lasius species. Umbratus or Claviger might be the case.

Well that's slightly disheartening

 

Ah. There are actually a lot more antennal segments if you look closer. I think there are 11 or 12 segments in L. claviger including the scape.

[Canadian anter]

Lasius claviger,  a Lasius social parasite. Also, all ants have antennae split in two. It's what distinguishes them from wasps, well, and the petiole

[Owenhans]

Well, thank you everyone for the help!

[Nathant2131]

No problem. If you really want to try and raise it, check out this link. Lasius claviger in particular are very misunderstood, however. Getting them to start a colony has never been done. I just suggest releasing it.

[Canadian anter]

No problem. If you really want to try and raise it, check out this link. Lasius claviger in particular are very misunderstood, however. Getting them to start a colony has never been done. I just suggest releasing it.

I would never suggest releasing your queen unless you are 100% sure you cannot raise it. Keep it in hibernation and wait for spring to catch some Lasius workers. My Lasius claviger are doing fine and partly because I didn't release all of my queens http://www.formicult...d-experiments/ 

[dspdrew]

http://www.formicult...to-post-photos/

[Bracchymyrmex]

Looks like a lasius latipes 

[Canadian anter]

There is a chance that it is a beta version latipes but they're generally redder

[Nathant2131]

There is a chance that it is a beta version latipes but they're generally redder

 

Yeah, and they also have a broad petiole and often thick front legs. The antennal club definitely places them into a claviger-group species.

Edited by Nathant2131, February 12 2017 - 7:37 AM.