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[Voidley]

I have a colony of Lasius that I can't quite get an ID of due to my lack of skill at IDing. I was pretty sure that I was L. americanus, but recently I took some photos of it and I noticed it had erect hairs on its scape and tibia, so now I'm not sure. I caught the queen crawling on the floor of an appartment in Brooklyn, NYC on the 4th of July (americanus would pretty be patriotic lol). Anyways, here are the photos so hopefully someone can give me the propper ID. Thanks.

 

 

Here's the live workers drinking from some sugar water:

 

 

 

 

And here I have a dead worker (it is kind of beaten up unfortunately)

 

Worker mandible (apical tooth broke off somehow):

 

Antennal scape:

 

Hind tibia:

 

Front tibia:

[bmb1bee]

What kind of camera do you use for those close up shots?

[Voidley]

What kind of camera do you use for those close up shots?

Sony mirrorless camera body with Laowa 2x lens and some heavy cropping

[OiledOlives]

Lasius emarginatus

[OwlThatLikesAnts]

Lasius emarginatus

I second that, they are one of the most common over there

[ANTdrew]

The famous MannhatAnt.

[OwlThatLikesAnts]

The famous MannhatAnt.

Oh yeah, I remember people talking about how it could be a new species but instead it was emarginatus