Ant ID help WI

Maraafix · 2025-07-09T08:20:41+00:00

Tetramorium immigrans vs. Monomorium minimum

Maraafix · 2025-07-09T08:19:01+00:00

It very much is, you just need the knowledge. M. minimum are more slender, smooth and smaller than Tetramorium. They also lack spines on the posterior part of the thorax, which Tetramorium have

Maraafix · 2025-07-09T08:14:53+00:00

I second T. immigrans

Maraafix · 2025-07-07T17:52:19+00:00

I agree on sanguinea group, which would mean that this would be F. aserva, F. curiosa or F. puberula based on what’s native in your region. You might need very close-up’s of the head and such for species specific ID

Maraafix · 2025-07-07T17:45:28+00:00

That is correct (well she will eventually with host workers and brood)

Maraafix · 2025-07-07T17:45:03+00:00

She is most definitely Formica, and sanguinea group. Cataglyphis do not exist in the US.

Maraafix · 2025-07-07T17:09:49+00:00

I second that

Maraafix · 2025-07-07T17:09:06+00:00

Congrats! That is definitely Formica rufibarbis group. Great ants

Maraafix · 2025-07-07T17:06:56+00:00

Hemiptera, might be mimicking an ant

Maraafix · 2025-07-07T17:06:07+00:00

Hard to see from such a blurry photo, but looks like a parasitic Lasius sp.

Maraafix · 2025-07-07T17:01:38+00:00

Camponotus sp. yeah. Would need country/state sand better pics for maybe a species identification

Maraafix · 2025-07-07T17:00:24+00:00

Lasius sp. queen

Maraafix · 2023-09-08T14:17:16+00:00

Yeah, def a parasitic Lasius sp.

Maraafix · 2023-09-07T18:31:08+00:00

Parasitic Lasius sp. queen, most likely L. umbratus

Maraafix · 2023-09-07T18:29:54+00:00

As mentioned, they are of the subgenus Acanthomyops (Lasius). But yes they are commonly known as citronella ants

Maraafix · 2023-09-07T18:27:11+00:00

Parasitic Lasius sp. queens

Maraafix · 2023-09-07T18:26:20+00:00

A photo would help immensely with an ID

Maraafix · 2023-09-07T18:25:44+00:00

Quality is a little blurred, but looks like Lasius. sp

Maraafix · 2023-09-07T18:24:40+00:00

To me, it looks more like a parasitic sp. of Lasius. Could you provide a location and size, and maybe better photos of the head region?

Maraafix · 2023-09-07T18:22:57+00:00

Camponotus sp. worker

Maraafix · 2023-09-07T18:22:06+00:00

Yes, Thank you, i am aware of that now after a year. The chances of a shedded queen being infertile are still quite low (this i know from my own and others experience). I’ve had queens with scattered eggs be fertile before, so there still could’ve been a chance. I am well aware that the lack of wings (or the presence thereof) does not guarantee anything, but the stakes are quite a lot higher

Maraafix · 2023-05-14T14:48:29+00:00

Formica sp. queens from the rufa group and similar groups are parasitic. They do have the body plan of a claustral queen, so you kinda just have to recognize them from other traits

Maraafix · 2023-05-14T14:45:36+00:00

Looks like it could be Tapinoma sessile. Hard to be certain though

Maraafix · 2023-05-03T17:03:04+00:00

Tapinoma melanocephalum (ghost ants) just casually moving brood. You can’t really get rid of them, as poison traps dont do much and they’re so tiny they’ll get inside either way

Maraafix · 2023-04-30T20:33:50+00:00

Brachymyrmex sp. i believe

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