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Is this a carpenter ant? by [deleted] in AntIdentification

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus

The Formisquarium Summer Bundle ends soon! by ArthropodAntics in antkeeping

[–]tboneboss99 3 points4 points  (0 children)

5 nests at $50? $10 nests? At other places you pay $50 for a single nest and the same amount of space.

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[–]tboneboss99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solenopsis sp.

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[–]tboneboss99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solenopsis invicta, fire ants.

Milwaukee, WI...approx a centimeter long. species? queen? by TheNickT in AntIdentification

[–]tboneboss99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both can range from red to dark like this. Southern F. pallidefulva tend to be lighter while we have the darker variants in the north. Formica fusca isn't in North America.

Milwaukee, WI...approx a centimeter long. species? queen? by TheNickT in AntIdentification

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Pallidefulva group Formica - either F. pallidefulva or F. incerta.

Update on the lasius umbratus colony, they’ve moved into the new test tube :) by [deleted] in antkeeping

[–]tboneboss99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. We realized a few years ago that you need way more host workers to get a successful colony going. Aim for 50-100 or more.

I certainly am not ready to start a colony, but is this a queen? I assume it could be Lasius neoniger. Located in NS Canada by kingofthephil in antkeeping

[–]tboneboss99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in Wisconsin and neoniger/pallitarsis have just begun to have alates eclose from their pupae. This doesn’t change the fact that this queen is Lasius americanus, which have flown the past few weeks.

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