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North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA - 7/22/2024

Started By BcTokin , Jul 22 2024 6:00 PM

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#1 Offline BcTokin - Posted July 22 2024 - 6:00 PM

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I hate having to ask as I'm sure so many request for identification are posted here but I just got into keeping ants 1-2 months ago.

Found in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659.

7/22/2024 at 7:30PM

Collected in a open field, beside an old garden, which is surrounded by trees and houses mixed in. An area that is mostly open, probably 400 yards (365 meters) by 250 yards (228.6 meters) but has trees/forest all around and 4 houses mixed in. Rural area.

Measure about 8mm long and approximately 3mm at widest

Dark brown to Brown with abdomen being mostly an opaque light brown. Abdomen has light brown stripes though.

I caught 5-6 that I believe are all the same but some are darker with the abdomen looking to be less opaque than the one pictured. Caught one with what I'm guessing is a male attached to her abdomen.

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#2 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted July 22 2024 - 6:13 PM

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seems like lasius maybe brevicornis

Edited by GOCAMPONOTUS, July 22 2024 - 6:14 PM.

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#3 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted July 22 2024 - 9:50 PM

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Brevicornis is generally lighter, its probably americanus or neoniger

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#4 Offline Artisan_Ants - Posted July 22 2024 - 10:49 PM

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Brevicornis is generally lighter, its probably americanus or neoniger

More likely L. americanus. L. neoniger are fall fliers (August to September for me). Definitely not L. brevicornis.

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Keeping:

3x - S. molesta (colonies and single queen) 1x - C. nearcticus (founding but no eggs) (y) New!

1x - C. chromaiodes (colony) 1x - C. subbarbatus (founding)

1x - F. subsericea (founding) 1x - T. sessile (mega colony)

3x - P. imparis (colonies)

2x - L. neoniger (founding)

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#5 Online ANTdrew - Posted July 23 2024 - 2:32 AM

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I second Lasius americanus.

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

#6 Offline BcTokin - Posted July 23 2024 - 6:52 PM

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Thank you all very much. Does that look like a queen to you guys? Never saw any wings but I got 6 potential queens and some have wings and some do not. They were all within 6 to 8 feet (approximately 2m) of each other. Just surprised me and I thought they may not be queens since i saw so many of them so close to each other.

#7 Offline Artisan_Ants - Posted July 23 2024 - 10:31 PM

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Thank you all very much. Does that look like a queen to you guys? Never saw any wings but I got 6 potential queens and some have wings and some do not. They were all within 6 to 8 feet (approximately 2m) of each other. Just surprised me and I thought they may not be queens since i saw so many of them so close to each other.

All of the pictured ones are queens.