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[KitsAntVa]

So I was looking for an umbratus colony in my backyard because I’ve seen them before that or americanus but I stumbled upon a little dirt hill which wasn’t there this morning so I dug a little big and it smelled like citronella so I thought oh Lasius interjectus then I found a Queen matter of fact 4 queens and stuck them in a test tube with around 30 workers so what species is?

Edited by KitsAntVa, September 30 2020 - 6:20 PM.

[Somethinghmm]

This is Lasius claviger.

[Ants_Dakota]

yup. they are a species of parasitic lasius. i really want one next year.

[ANTdrew]

Good ol’ parasitic Lasius. My fave ants.

[KitsAntVa]

I’ll see if I can found one.

[TennesseeAnts]

Good ol’ parasitic Lasius. My fave ants.

I sense sarcasm. 

[Manitobant]

I’ll see if I can found one.

if you caught them from a nest they are infertile

[KitsAntVa]

Yea probably but its so i guess late and early for these to fly right?

[Ants_Dakota]

well, they fly in fall and then look for hosts in spring after hibernating

[KitsAntVa]

Hmm maybe i could find a queen and use those workers i found.

[KitsAntVa]

so to be clear a bunch of parasitic are flying soon?

[Ants_Dakota]

Hmm maybe i could find a queen and use those workers i found.

i think you would want to find host workers such as L. americanus and L. neoniger. brood would be helpful as well.

[Ants_Dakota]

so to be clear a bunch of parasitic are flying soon?

probably.

[RushmoreAnts]

 

Hmm maybe i could find a queen and use those workers i found.

i think you would want to find host workers such as L. americanus and L. neoniger. brood would be helpful as well.

 

americanus work better.

 

 

 

Good ol’ parasitic Lasius. My fave ants.

I sense sarcasm. 

 

As do I.

[Ants_Dakota]

 

 

Hmm maybe i could find a queen and use those workers i found.

i think you would want to find host workers such as L. americanus and L. neoniger. brood would be helpful as well.

 

americanus work better.

 

 

 

Good ol’ parasitic Lasius. My fave ants.

I sense sarcasm. 

 

As do I.

 

parasitic lasius is a rarity around here.

[RushmoreAnts]

parasitic lasius is a rarity around here.

 

Well, not exactly a rarity, but they are less common than most Lasius here.

[KitsAntVa]

non parasitic lasius are a rarity here 

[RushmoreAnts]

non parasitic lasius are a rarity here 

Anything that's not non-parasitic Lasius is a rarity here.

[Ants_Dakota]

non parasitic lasius are a rarity here 

boatloads of that stuff here!

[RushmoreAnts]

Almost to the point where you're sick of them......