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Ant - Lasius - female
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Ant - Lasius - Female
Greenfield, New Hampshire, USA
May 5, 2005
Size: 8mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 8 May, 2005 - 7:40am
Last updated 12 November, 2005 - 8:47am

Lasius sp. - dealated parasitic female
Sorry for having overlooked this picture until now, for it is very interesting. This female belongs to a very related species, if not the same, as those pictured by Beatriz Moisset in nuptial flight (October 3, 2005).
Species of this group exist in Western Europe too, and have a peculiar living cycle in that young females overwinter alone, just like Bumble-bee and Yellowjacket queens, before looking for a host-nest in spring.
This one was probably on the way to find such a colony.
These are always societies of free-living species from the neoniger group of the same genus Lasius.
… Richard Vernier, 12 November, 2005 - 2:30am login or register to post comments

 
Lasius sp.
These queen Lasius ants sound like they have an interesting life cycle, taking over an existing colony. Is there a high mortality rate of these queens, while trying to kill the resident queen to take her place?
Thanks for yet another identification, Richard.
… tom murray, 12 November, 2005 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

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