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Temnothorax? ID (07/25/18) Ottawa, Ontario


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#1 Offline rbarreto - Posted July 26 2018 - 5:36 AM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Eastern Ottawa, Ontario.
2. Date of collection: 07/25/18 at around 10:30 PM.
3. Habitat of collection: I set up a black-light outside my window and then checked on it every 20 mins.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 4-5 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: All black/brown, a few small hairs on her thorax 
6. Distinguishing characteristics: At first I thought this was a wasp but I think read somewhere that the elbowed antennae confirms an ant.
7. Distinguishing behavior: This is the first ant I've caught at a black-light so I hope she has mated. 
8. Nest description: N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: See #2

 

Well my guess would be Temnothorax longispinosus but that guess doesn't seem quite right. Also, I can't tell if this is a queen or a male.

 

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#2 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted July 26 2018 - 7:16 AM

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I think it's a male, but it doesn't look like any temnothorax male alate I've seen


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#3 Offline rbarreto - Posted July 26 2018 - 7:51 AM

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I wonder if this is a Lasius americanus male alate


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#4 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted July 26 2018 - 7:52 AM

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If not Lasius americanus, it appears to be some sort of Lasius.


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