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Common name for Lasius

Started By RushmoreAnts , Jul 27 2019 12:53 PM
lasius common name

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#1 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 27 2019 - 12:53 PM

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I've noticed that Lasius itself has no common name that I'm aware of, so I thought it would be good to come up with a name that we could tell new ant keepers when we recommend beginner species, and such.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#2 Offline Canadian anter - Posted July 27 2019 - 1:53 PM

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They have many common name that I know of- just some examples

 

Lasius interjectus- Larger Yellow Ant

Lasius claviger- Smaller yellow ant

Lasius neoniger- Labour Day Ant

Lasius americanus- American cornfield ant

 

etc etc

 

I think we should instead encourage more usage of scientific names though


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#3 Offline Acutus - Posted July 27 2019 - 1:57 PM

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Aren't Citronella Ants Lasius too?


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Currently keeping:

Camponotus chromaiodes

Camponotus castaneus

Formica subsericea

#4 Offline Canadian anter - Posted July 27 2019 - 1:58 PM

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Aren't Citronella Ants Lasius too?

It is a general name for all Acanthomyops Lasius


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