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Scituate, MA ID #1

Started By Ottercl , Aug 26 2023 1:32 PM

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#1 Offline Ottercl - Posted August 26 2023 - 1:32 PM

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This queen was caught in Scituate, Massachusetts at around 5:00 PM on August 25. She is 9mm and is black with long, lighter-colored legs. I believe this could be Aphaenogaster, but I’m not sure because I have never caught this genus before.

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Edited by Ottercl, August 26 2023 - 1:33 PM.

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#2 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted August 26 2023 - 1:38 PM

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Yes Aphaenogaster.
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#3 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 26 2023 - 1:42 PM

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Yes Aphaenogaster.

Agreed.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#4 Offline Ottercl - Posted August 26 2023 - 1:55 PM

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Thanks! Looking at Aphaenogaster species in MA, it appears that this is Aphaenogaster picea. As the coloring isn’t like rudis or fulva. Does that look correct?
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#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 26 2023 - 1:59 PM

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For picea, check the last four antennal segments to see if they are lighter in color. A. rudis have uniformly colored antennae.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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