Can anyone confirm the ID of these queens I caught this afternoon. I was thinking Lasius umbratus. Aprox 7mm. Almost black but not quite. Very dark dark brown.
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, May 19 2014 5:32 PM
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Posted May 19 2014 - 5:32 PM
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Posted May 19 2014 - 6:28 PM
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I would say Lasius umbratus or Lasius speculiventris. I am not sure how to tell those two apart.
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Posted May 22 2014 - 3:09 PM
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I couldn't find any L. alienus, but I did find some (what I assume is) L. umbratus workers. (They could be L. murphyi too, I don't know.)
I found them in a burnt up log.
Soooo hopefully that works. Worth a try.
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Posted August 23 2014 - 11:15 PM
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You never said what ended up happening to these. Did they die?
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Posted August 24 2014 - 1:10 AM
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Oh yeah. Halfway through the process the workers decided to kill the queens. They're all dead.
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Posted August 24 2014 - 4:52 AM
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Oh yeah. Halfway through the process the workers decided to kill the queens. They're all dead.
That reminds me of the time when I had L. clavigers. I had a ton of L. clavigers...
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Posted August 24 2014 - 1:07 PM
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