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Subgenus Lasius (Lasius Subgenus Lasius)
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Cornfield ant (Lasius neoniger)
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Copyright © 2006
tom murray
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Lasius neoniger
Plum Island, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
November 6, 2006
Size: 3.5mm
Found a small colony under a rock in the dirt close to a salt marsh.
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 7 November, 2006 - 8:37pm
Last updated 20 April, 2009 - 5:41pm
Moved
Moved from
Lasius
.
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tom murray
, 20 April, 2009 - 5:41pm
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L. neoniger
The coloration fits perfectly.
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Ant Catcher11
, 20 April, 2009 - 3:29pm
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Moved
Richard, thanks for explaining the differences that make this a Lasius sp.
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tom murray
, 9 November, 2006 - 6:49am
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OOPS! Lasius sp. - worker
Five visible gaster tergite, the latter with a distinct acidopore (thanks to the white background), betray a Formicine ant. As the scale is hidden by 1rst urotergite from this angle, this individual can easily be mistaken for a Tapinoma at the first glance.
There is no other possibility but Lasius in this subfamily. This one species is indeed peculiar with its light brown color (most have either yellowish or dark brown workers).
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Richard Vernier
, 9 November, 2006 - 3:02am
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Odorous ant
Thanks Eric for the id!
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tom murray
, 8 November, 2006 - 6:23pm
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Dolichoderinae?
I'm thinking this critter belongs in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 8 November, 2006 - 12:52pm
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