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Solenopsis molesta

Started By Tspivey16 , Aug 25 2014 5:58 AM

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#1 Offline Tspivey16 - Posted August 25 2014 - 5:58 AM

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Wanted to share this pic of my Solenopsis molesta queens (9) going well together.

 

I just was informed that the two with dark gasters likely have parasites so I will be removing them:

 

Solenopsis molesta

 

 


Current Colonies:

                               Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (50 Workers)

                               Formica subsericea (5+ Workers)

                               Tetramorium caespitum (50+ Workers)

                               Parastic Lasius (15 Accepted Host Workers)

                               Crematogaster cerasi (10 + Workers)

                               Temnothorax sp. (70 + workers)

 

#2 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 25 2014 - 7:18 AM

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Wow, who told you that?


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#3 Offline Tspivey16 - Posted August 25 2014 - 7:25 AM

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someone in another forum mentioned that the ones with black gasters may have parasitic nematodes if they are not a different species


Current Colonies:

                               Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (50 Workers)

                               Formica subsericea (5+ Workers)

                               Tetramorium caespitum (50+ Workers)

                               Parastic Lasius (15 Accepted Host Workers)

                               Crematogaster cerasi (10 + Workers)

                               Temnothorax sp. (70 + workers)

 

#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 25 2014 - 10:23 AM

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Yikes. What if they ate something of dark color?


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#5 Offline Tspivey16 - Posted August 25 2014 - 10:39 AM

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I have probably had them 3 or 4 weeks now - they have always been this color. Pretty interesting- they were all caught on my back patio in a big swarm. They were landing as fast as I was picking them up.


Current Colonies:

                               Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (50 Workers)

                               Formica subsericea (5+ Workers)

                               Tetramorium caespitum (50+ Workers)

                               Parastic Lasius (15 Accepted Host Workers)

                               Crematogaster cerasi (10 + Workers)

                               Temnothorax sp. (70 + workers)

 

#6 Offline Mercutia - Posted August 25 2014 - 11:50 AM

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Did you just seperate them and put them in a different setup? I'd still want to see if it was really parasitic.


#7 Offline Tspivey16 - Posted August 25 2014 - 11:57 AM

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yep, that is my plan when I get home- I will seperate them into their own test tube


Current Colonies:

                               Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (50 Workers)

                               Formica subsericea (5+ Workers)

                               Tetramorium caespitum (50+ Workers)

                               Parastic Lasius (15 Accepted Host Workers)

                               Crematogaster cerasi (10 + Workers)

                               Temnothorax sp. (70 + workers)

 

#8 Offline Myrmicinae - Posted August 25 2014 - 12:18 PM

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I have seen several colonies in which all of the workers have this coloration. However, I usually only notice it in queens.
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#9 Offline Works4TheGood - Posted September 7 2015 - 5:46 PM

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So, now that a year has transpired, what was the outcome of the queens with dark gasters?
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