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[SabbyMae]

QUEENS 1&2

Ponera?

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Fitchburg MA

2. Date of collection: September 3, 2020
3. Habitat of collection: Grassy river side
4. Length (from head to gaster): ~4mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Black brown legs
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Long slender booty
7. Distinguishing behavior: Can't climb glass
8. Nest description: N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: N/A

DRONE

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Fitchburg MA
2. Date of collection: September 3, 2020
3. Habitat of collection: Grassy river side
4. Length (from head to gaster): ~3.5mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Black
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Tiny head
7. Distinguishing behavior: Can't climb glass
8. Nest description: N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: N/A

10. Images: Queens 1&2 and the Drone

 

QUEEN 3

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Fitchburg MA
2. Date of collection: September 3, 2020
3. Habitat of collection: Grassy river side
4. Length (from head to gaster): ~5-6mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Dark Brown. Red booty
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Long slender booty
7. Distinguishing behavior: Can't climb glass
8. Nest description: N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: N/A

10. Images: 

 

QUEEN 4

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Fitchburg MA
2. Date of collection: September 3, 2020
3. Habitat of collection: Grassy river side
4. Length (from head to gaster): ~7mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Brown
6. Distinguishing characteristics: 
7. Distinguishing behavior: CAN climb glass
8. Nest description: N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: N/A

10. Images: 

Edited by SabbyMae, September 3 2020 - 2:21 PM.

[Antkid12]

Looks like ponera pennsylvanica, and lasius.

[SabbyMae]

Looks like ponera pennsylvanica, and lasius.

 

I don't think that Queen 3 is the same as Queens 1 and 2. There is a visible size and color difference.

[Manitobant]

1&2: ponera pennsylvanica

3: stigmatomma pallipes (possibly)

4. Parasitic lasius (chthonolasius) sp (head reminds me of aphidicola)

Drone: chthonolasius male (same species as the parasitic lasius queen)

Edited by Manitobant, September 3 2020 - 4:35 PM.

[ponerinecat]

Great find on the stigmatomma pallipes! They're pretty hard to get started, but it'd be a pain to release her.

[Antkeeper01]

Sooooooooooo lucky to catch 3 species in 1 day it took me 1 month to catch Pogonomyrmex ocidentallis

Edited by Antkeeper01, September 4 2020 - 1:09 PM.

[Spazmops]

Sooooooooooo lucky to catch 3 species in 1 day it took me 1 month to catch Pogonomyrmex ocidentallis

It’s worth it. My P. occidentalis queen has a pupae, and the head is absolutely huge. It’s also fun watching them pile their seeds up