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Lasius Nuptial Flights Were Today in Maryland

Started By AntsMaryland , Aug 13 2017 3:30 PM

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#1 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 13 2017 - 3:30 PM

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Hello everyone,

if this concerns any of you, if you live anywhere near Maryland this might interest you that Lasius Nuptial flights were this morning. So this time or tommorow would be ideal to find some Lasius founding chambers. Also, I believe I caught a VERY tiny orange queen. Does Selenopis Molesta fly in this time of year. I am trying to identify it. Is it possible that's what I caught? Thanks.


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#2 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted August 13 2017 - 3:50 PM

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Hello everyone,

if this concerns any of you, if you live anywhere near Maryland this might interest you that Lasius Nuptial flights were this morning. So this time or tommorow would be ideal to find some Lasius founding chambers. Also, I believe I caught a VERY tiny orange queen. Does Selenopis Molesta fly in this time of year. I am trying to identify it. Is it possible that's what I caught? Thanks.

Yes, it is most likely S.molesta.


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#3 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 13 2017 - 3:57 PM

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Thanks.


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#4 Offline ColKurtz - Posted August 13 2017 - 6:52 PM

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I'm in NJ and pretty sure we found S. molesta tonight. 4-5mm long. Which lasius did you see flying? We found what I think is murphyi walking around tonight also.

#5 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 14 2017 - 4:11 AM

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Lasius Niger


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#6 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted August 14 2017 - 5:57 AM

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Lasius Niger

 

I did not know Lasius flew in the morning. Every time I've witnessed a Lasius flight it was in the evening. 


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#7 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted August 14 2017 - 6:03 AM

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Lasius Niger

You sure about that? Lasius niger is really inconspicuos on this continent. It's more likely Lasius alienus or some other niger-group species if they decided to be early (L. neoniger, L. pallitarsis). You would need some fairly strong magnification to identify Lasius.


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#8 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 14 2017 - 6:53 AM

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Ay, I agree with Nathant. I don't even know if they live here. I found a huge lasius parasite nuptial flight too.

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#9 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted August 14 2017 - 6:55 AM

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And lasius niger looks more like a small formica subsericea queen

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

 

#10 Offline klawfran3 - Posted August 14 2017 - 6:56 AM

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Lasius Niger

 

I did not know Lasius flew in the morning. Every time I've witnessed a Lasius flight it was in the evening. 

 

Just a couple days ago they were flying mid day during a drizzle near me


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