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Started By 1tsm3jack , Oct 20 2024 2:10 PM

Best Answer OiledOlives , October 20 2024 - 4:45 PM

Lasius claviger

General PSA, pls do not throw out random guesses, it just makes following the conversation more confusing

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#21 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted October 20 2024 - 5:41 PM

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Lasius claviger

General PSA, pls do not throw out random guesses, it just makes following the conversation more confusing

That is what I said in the beginning,

Pretty sure their hosts are americanus, pallitarsis and a few others, basically any species that are not parasitic

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#22 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 20 2024 - 5:59 PM

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Lasius claviger

General PSA, pls do not throw out random guesses, it just makes following the conversation more confusing

That is what I said in the beginning,

Pretty sure their hosts are americanus, pallitarsis and a few others, basically any species that are not parasitic

Actually, they can host with parasitic ants as well. AnthonyP163's Journal mentions him introducing Lasius interjectus queens to Lasius claviger hosts, found here.

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#23 Offline bmb1bee - Posted October 20 2024 - 7:20 PM

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Lasius claviger

General PSA, pls do not throw out random guesses, it just makes following the conversation more confusing

That is what I said in the beginning,

Pretty sure their hosts are americanus, pallitarsis and a few others, basically any species that are not parasitic

But then you immediately switched over to L. minutus. If you're unsure on ID, it's generally best to leave it at genus or subgenus level rather than guessing random species.

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