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queen identify help identify queen yellow queen
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Posted July 13 2018 - 5:12 PM
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I live in Albert, Canada and found this yellow coloured queen. Can someone please help me identify this queen? Thanks in advance.
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Posted July 13 2018 - 5:20 PM
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Below.
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Posted July 13 2018 - 5:31 PM
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Close! This Chthonolasius "imposter" tricked me the first time I saw it as well. Lasius subumbratus.
Lasius interjectus lacks much of that fuzzy pubescence common with other Lasius, "the fuzzy ants," noticeably around the gaster. This ant's host species is reportedly Lasius pallitarsis.
Edited by Batspiderfish, July 13 2018 - 5:37 PM.
If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.
Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.
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Close! This Chthonolasius "imposter" tricked me the first time I saw it as well. Lasius subumbratus.
Lasius interjectus lacks much of that fuzzy pubescence common with other Lasius, "the fuzzy ants," noticeably around the gaster. This ant's host species is reportedly Lasius pallitarsis.
Dang, it got me. 
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Posted July 13 2018 - 7:37 PM
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Awesome! Thank you! How would I correctly identify Lasius pallitarsis? Or would other species of Lasius work as well?Close! This Chthonolasius "imposter" tricked me the first time I saw it as well. Lasius subumbratus.
Lasius interjectus lacks much of that fuzzy pubescence common with other Lasius, "the fuzzy ants," noticeably around the gaster. This ant's host species is reportedly Lasius pallitarsis.
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Awesome! Thank you! How would I correctly identify Lasius pallitarsis? Or would other species of Lasius work as well?Close! This Chthonolasius "imposter" tricked me the first time I saw it as well. Lasius subumbratus.
Lasius interjectus lacks much of that fuzzy pubescence common with other Lasius, "the fuzzy ants," noticeably around the gaster. This ant's host species is reportedly Lasius pallitarsis.
Lasius pallitarsis have an extra tooth on their mandible.
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Posted July 14 2018 - 8:00 AM
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Not an extra tooth -- the last tooth at the top of the mandible is set further up and at an angle, so it often looks like there is one less tooth.
If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.
Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.
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