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Parasitic Lasius

Started By AntBread , Jul 31 2018 3:06 PM

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#1 Offline AntBread - Posted July 31 2018 - 3:06 PM

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I placed 3 worker ants (idk if they r lasius) without thinking and now both the workers and my queen are acting very frantic (queen is a parasitic lasius). Is this a good sign? Because she seems to be searching for the ants...

#2 Offline AntBread - Posted July 31 2018 - 3:10 PM

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The queen is also constantly grooming herself.


#3 Offline Major - Posted July 31 2018 - 4:20 PM

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Take out the ants. Don't just drop in any ant you assume is Lasius. This could not only lead toward to the queen, but also the workers being hurt. Get the workers identified. Please do not just drop in any worker that you assume is Lasius.




http://www.formicult...asius-umbratus/Couldn't find any other parasitic Lasius Care Sheets on Formiculture.
Do a little reading and then confirm the worker ID. Make sure it is Lasius. I cannot stress that enough.
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#4 Offline AntBread - Posted July 31 2018 - 6:07 PM

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Take out the ants. Don't just drop in any ant you assume is Lasius. This could not only lead toward to the queen, but also the workers being hurt. Get the workers identified. Please do not just drop in any worker that you assume is Lasius.




http://www.formicult...asius-umbratus/Couldn't find any other parasitic Lasius Care Sheets on Formiculture.
Do a little reading and then confirm the worker ID. Make sure it is Lasius. I cannot stress that enough.

Alright thank you. This was my bad. However, neither the queen nor the workers have tried to hurt each other yet.


#5 Offline Zxirl - Posted July 31 2018 - 6:13 PM

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Post a picture of the workers.


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#6 Offline AntBread - Posted July 31 2018 - 7:00 PM

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Still having difficulty uploading pics directly to formiculture (yes I have read the post on uploading pics). I have instead posted them on imgur. Link below.

https://imgur.com/a/mUdD1fl


#7 Offline AntsBC - Posted July 31 2018 - 7:20 PM

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See those ants are actually Tapinoma sessile which isn't even in the same subfamily as Lasius. You better remove those workers asap. 


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#8 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted August 1 2018 - 8:33 AM

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How can you tell it's T. sessile?

 

Looks more like Argentine to me


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#9 Offline LC3 - Posted August 1 2018 - 9:17 AM

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How can you tell it's T. sessile?

 

Looks more like Argentine to me

Well for starters, L. humile isn't present in New Jersey


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#10 Offline AntBread - Posted August 1 2018 - 5:26 PM

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How can you tell it's T. sessile?

 

Looks more like Argentine to me

Well for starters, L. humile isn't present in New Jersey

 

Who said anything about L. humile?


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How can you tell it's T. sessile?

 

Looks more like Argentine to me

Well for starters, L. humile isn't present in New Jersey

 

Who said anything about L. humile?

 

Sirjordancurtis suggested Argentine ants, which are Linepithema humile


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#12 Offline AntBread - Posted August 1 2018 - 5:40 PM

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How can you tell it's T. sessile?

 

Looks more like Argentine to me

Well for starters, L. humile isn't present in New Jersey

 

Who said anything about L. humile?

 

Sirjordancurtis suggested Argentine ants, which are Linepithema humile

Oh, Ok. I didn't know there scientific names before so I was confused when Sirjordancurtis said L. humile wasn't present in NJ.


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