Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

National Moth Week was July 23-31, 2022! See moth submissions.

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Photos of insects and people from the 2015 gathering in Wisconsin, July 10-12


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Formicinae » Lasiini » Citronella Ants (Lasius) » Subgenus Lasius (Lasius Subgenus Lasius) » Lasius pallitarsis
Photo#976498
small ants - Lasius pallitarsis
Copyright © 2014 Pam Stewart

small ants - Lasius pallitarsis
Chemin Riverside, Matapedia Valley County, Quebec, Canada
August 10, 2014
Small ants under a rock on sandy shore of river. I included a picture of a group of the ants as it appears that they are protecting the queen (much larger ant ).

Images of this individual: tag all
small ants - Lasius pallitarsis small ants - Lasius pallitarsis small ants - Lasius pallitarsis
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Pam Stewart on 12 August, 2014 - 9:31am
Last updated 13 August, 2014 - 1:21pm

Moved
Hi Pam: This was moved from ID request to unidentified ants, so the ant editors (I and a couple of others) would see it sooner. This is a common species across Canada and northern US.
Note, the "queen" is an unmated (thus still winged) female reproductive, who after copulating in a mating flight, would remove her wings and dig a little nest and raise a brood of workers, to found a new colony. If successful, she would be the queen of that colony. She is the sister, not the mother, of the workers near her.
… James C. Trager, 13 August, 2014 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Lasius pallitarsis
Thanks !!
… Pam Stewart, 14 August, 2014 - 7:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 12 August, 2014 - 12:05pm login or register to post comments

 
small ants
wondering why this was removed from ID request as it was not identified. am asking so I will learn which pictures to submit. love this web site. thanks, Pam
… Pam Stewart, 13 August, 2014 - 9:42am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2023 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact