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I need a queen identification please

Started By Beeprex , May 6 2017 1:55 PM

Best Answer Batspiderfish , May 7 2017 - 7:12 AM

You probably aren't going to find Prenolepis imparis in North Dakota though, right?

 

I can never tell with this region. I still can't discern the necessary features from these photos, but the eyes are perhaps no large enough to be Prenolepis. If Lasius, then the circumstances for her being above ground at this time would be unusual -- perhaps because of the gardening. Care through the founding stages will be identical. You may want to offer her a tiny insect after she has large larvae.

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#1 Offline Beeprex - Posted May 6 2017 - 1:55 PM

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Found her walking around in my garden today at 4pm. Found near grand forks, ND.

https://imgur.com/user/FarnFoss

My first queen 🙂

#2 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted May 6 2017 - 2:00 PM

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http://www.formicult...t-a-new-thread/

 

ID's require a location, pictures, AND a measurement.

 

I don't see any pictures in your link, FYI.


If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#3 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted May 6 2017 - 2:51 PM

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Looks like Lasius neoniger


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#4 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted May 6 2017 - 3:57 PM

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Looks like Lasius neoniger

We need measurements, but yes it does look like a niger-group Lasius queen. We need better pictures to correctly ID to the species level.


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#5 Offline Martialis - Posted May 6 2017 - 7:58 PM

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Where are you located?


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#6 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted May 6 2017 - 8:00 PM

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The photographs are blurry, only two angles, and no measurement, but I would assume Prenolepis imparis first.
 

Where are you located?

 
North Dakota ;)


Edited by Batspiderfish, May 6 2017 - 8:03 PM.

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If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#7 Offline Beeprex - Posted May 7 2017 - 2:07 AM

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Okay give me 5 minutes and I'll post new and hopefully clearer pictures. I'll also try to get a measurement.

#8 Offline Beeprex - Posted May 7 2017 - 2:23 AM

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https://imgur.com/gallery/NSFuc

For anyone who still would like to identify her I posted more pictures with a penny to scale.. couldn't mind a tape measure. Thanks

*use this link provided*

#9 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted May 7 2017 - 4:46 AM

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You probably aren't going to find Prenolepis imparis in North Dakota though, right?


Edited by Nathant2131, May 7 2017 - 5:12 AM.

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#10 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted May 7 2017 - 7:12 AM   Best Answer

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You probably aren't going to find Prenolepis imparis in North Dakota though, right?

 

I can never tell with this region. I still can't discern the necessary features from these photos, but the eyes are perhaps no large enough to be Prenolepis. If Lasius, then the circumstances for her being above ground at this time would be unusual -- perhaps because of the gardening. Care through the founding stages will be identical. You may want to offer her a tiny insect after she has large larvae.


Edited by Batspiderfish, May 7 2017 - 7:23 AM.

If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#11 Offline Beeprex - Posted May 16 2017 - 3:43 PM

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Thanks for your time I googled prenolepis imparis and I think it was the 2nd or 3rd picture and it was an exact match. She already has laid 20 eggs under here and looks very protective. I add a toothpick of honey every 3 days and she gobbles it all up. I'll be sure to add a tiny insect to her when the larvae comes.

#12 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted May 16 2017 - 3:48 PM

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Thanks for your time I googled prenolepis imparis and I think it was the 2nd or 3rd picture and it was an exact match. She already has laid 20 eggs under here and looks very protective. I add a toothpick of honey every 3 days and she gobbles it all up. I'll be sure to add a tiny insect to her when the larvae comes.

Arent they fully claustral, BatSpiderFish?

Edited by Nathant2131, May 17 2017 - 3:00 AM.

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#13 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted May 17 2017 - 1:59 PM

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Prenolepis imparis and non-parasitic Lasius are all claustral.


If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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