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[Musicman1701]

So I am having trouble identifying these red ants
http://imgur.com/gallery/XY5C9OD
They are a brownish red with a blacker head and bottom half of gaster. Found in northern england (Sunderland) in a overgrown bike path with trees ether side

[Musicman1701]

So I am having trouble identifying these red ants
http://imgur.com/gallery/XY5C9OD
They are a brownish red with a blacker head and bottom half of gaster just under or over 5mm. Found in northern england (Sunderland) in a overgrown bike path with trees ether side
Posted 3rd August 2019

Edited by Musicman1701, August 3 2019 - 11:26 AM.

[VoidElecent]

Myrmica sp.

[Musicman1701]

Void that is what I thort but they do not seem to have the spine that both rubica and ruginodis do any idea?

[ponerinecat]

The reddish ones are a myrmica species, and they are semiclaustral and notoriously hard to raise from one queen. Try combining them. If any aggression is shown, seperate them.

 

I believe the larger ants are camponotus, but the head shape looks like formica. Both are fully claustral.

Edited by ponerinecat, August 3 2019 - 12:58 PM.

[ponerinecat]

You double posted.

[Musicman1701]

The larger onces are just over cm so guessing formica fuska was the red ones that had me baffled got 3 so shall put them together now I know they can thank you greatly
and apologise first time using didn't relize I had.

Edited by Musicman1701, August 3 2019 - 2:16 PM.

[Mercutia]

Red ones look like Myrmica sp. and the black ones look like Formica fusca of some sort.

[disasterants]

myrmica are semi claustral so you must feed them in founding stages

[antwatcher606]

To be specific ant one and two are Myrmica Scabrinodis Nylander, which means that they are semi claustral so indeed have to be feed in the founding stage. And ant three and four are both Lasius Umbratus, great beginner spiecies btw.