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Ant ID request. July 26

Started By DrygonKing , Jun 26 2018 11:31 AM
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#1 Offline DrygonKing - Posted June 26 2018 - 11:31 AM

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These are some ants my grandfather found In His yard. He thought they where larger than normal and gave them to me thinking they where a Queen.

Location: Calgary AB. Live next to a park. He found them in his garden on his flowers
Date: about middle of June.
Habitat of collection: flower bush in a garden in the suburbs
Length: most are 6mm but one or two is about 7 to 8 ish mm
Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: black head and abdomen, thorax is a rusty red colour. Looks very hairy on the head and thorax but the abdomen is shiny with rings of hair on it.
Distinguishing characteristics: two nodes connecting thorax to abdomen. Very ferocious, I dropped a spider in there ( the tiger jumping ones) and they had ripped all the legs off in three seconds.


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Edited by DrygonKing, June 26 2018 - 12:40 PM.

Current Queens:
Formica argentea (1)
Camponotus modoc (1)
Camponotus herculeanus (1)

Queens I Have Found:
Lasius alienus
Lasius subumbratus
Formica podzolica
Formica argentea
Formica (parasitic)
Camponotus sp.
Myrmica sp.


Queens currently looking for:
Myrmica spp.


Queens once more experienced:
Carebara diversa
Myrmecocystus
Odontomachus Sp.

#2 Offline DrygonKing - Posted June 26 2018 - 11:48 AM

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Hey I got photos to work! Yah me! =)
Current Queens:
Formica argentea (1)
Camponotus modoc (1)
Camponotus herculeanus (1)

Queens I Have Found:
Lasius alienus
Lasius subumbratus
Formica podzolica
Formica argentea
Formica (parasitic)
Camponotus sp.
Myrmica sp.


Queens currently looking for:
Myrmica spp.


Queens once more experienced:
Carebara diversa
Myrmecocystus
Odontomachus Sp.

#3 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted June 26 2018 - 11:53 AM

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Myrmica sp.


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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#4 Offline DrygonKing - Posted June 26 2018 - 12:40 PM

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Are some of them queens? Or all workers
Current Queens:
Formica argentea (1)
Camponotus modoc (1)
Camponotus herculeanus (1)

Queens I Have Found:
Lasius alienus
Lasius subumbratus
Formica podzolica
Formica argentea
Formica (parasitic)
Camponotus sp.
Myrmica sp.


Queens currently looking for:
Myrmica spp.


Queens once more experienced:
Carebara diversa
Myrmecocystus
Odontomachus Sp.

#5 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted June 26 2018 - 2:20 PM

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All workers.


#6 Offline DrygonKing - Posted June 26 2018 - 2:33 PM

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How do you tell the queens?
Current Queens:
Formica argentea (1)
Camponotus modoc (1)
Camponotus herculeanus (1)

Queens I Have Found:
Lasius alienus
Lasius subumbratus
Formica podzolica
Formica argentea
Formica (parasitic)
Camponotus sp.
Myrmica sp.


Queens currently looking for:
Myrmica spp.


Queens once more experienced:
Carebara diversa
Myrmecocystus
Odontomachus Sp.

#7 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted June 26 2018 - 2:42 PM

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How do you tell the queens?

Larger thorax and wing scars.


#8 Offline DrygonKing - Posted June 26 2018 - 2:54 PM

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Ok
Current Queens:
Formica argentea (1)
Camponotus modoc (1)
Camponotus herculeanus (1)

Queens I Have Found:
Lasius alienus
Lasius subumbratus
Formica podzolica
Formica argentea
Formica (parasitic)
Camponotus sp.
Myrmica sp.


Queens currently looking for:
Myrmica spp.


Queens once more experienced:
Carebara diversa
Myrmecocystus
Odontomachus Sp.

#9 Offline AntsBC - Posted June 30 2018 - 9:56 AM

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Agreeing with AntsAreUs on Myrmica.


Edited by AntsBC, June 5 2020 - 11:32 PM.

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