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Lasius aphidicola
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Copyright © 2008
Rob Curtis
7015347 -
Lasius aphidicola
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Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana, USA
September 20, 2008
winged ~1/2"
worker `3/16"
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Contributed by
Rob Curtis
on 23 September, 2008 - 10:33pm
Last updated 26 March, 2010 - 3:20pm
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Charley Eiseman
, 26 March, 2010 - 3:20pm
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Hmm. Richard Vernier had 701
Hmm. Richard Vernier had 7015341 of this same swarm as L. nearcticus.
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Rob Curtis
, 26 March, 2010 - 4:48pm
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Respectively disagree
Richard contributes a multitude of good IDs here, but in this case I disagree. L. nearcticus workers are pale yellow and have smaller eyes, while their queens lack the concave rear margin of the head evident in this and the other post. So, I say L. umbratus. Might you agree, Richard?
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James C. Trager
, 26 March, 2010 - 6:50pm
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Formicinae: Lasius
This is
Lasius umbratus
, a common, late-flying species across the continent.
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James C. Trager
, 26 March, 2010 - 2:29pm
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