Orange ants sighted, need identification help please (pics inside)
This is the strangest ant I have seen in my area so far(North Carolina). Just behind my house under a rock there were a few of them, and they scattered down a hole fast. Alot of strange egg looking...
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That is a Lasius species. A few more side views exactly as you have up there would be helpful, at least for me. The key to identifying anything in that genus is the maxillary palp, the antennae-like...
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MrILoveTheAnts wrote:That is a Lasius species. A few more side views exactly as you have up there would be helpful, at least for me. The key to identifying anything in that genus is the maxillary...
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My goodness, I love Golden/yellow colored ants. They are absolutely stunning.
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Wow, color me impressed. That is exactly what I saw under that rock. I will walk back there tomorrow and collect another worker or two for some photos. I have a better camera for the time being. The...
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antdude wrote:Nice photograph/photo. Do you have any shots of them on the roots? I don't see any in this one.Despite their name I think it's more common to see them being tended to on rocks, moist...
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These aphids are grouped together by the ants over winter and dispersed out to feed on root sap around this time of year. They, and thus the ants, need live roots to survive, so this ant-aphid...
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Went by there, and yes they have a very lemony smell once they get moving around. Lots of colonies around in that area, under rocks. Some have the aphids on the rock bottom, most do not though. Would...
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mordam wrote: I assume this means they are indeed the Myrmica you speak of?I think you mean to say Lasius and yes that sounds right. Queens to these species with orange workers sadly are social...
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Is this the one you mean? http://www.anthillwood.co.uk/meadowants2.htm Lasius Flavus. Looks very much like them and I have seen pictures around where they keep aphids as well.
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Correct they do look similar. But I don't think your ant is in the flavus group. At least not without better pictures. Here, you can see in a previous post I've listed all the species in North...
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I don't think L. flavus emits the citronella odor. It might be a Lasius (Acanthomyops) sp. I would guess probably L. interjectus, since it has fewer hairs on its hair and abdomen. My next guess would...
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From looking around I would have to mark out interjectus, unless I a missing something on them. They are also called, Large Yellow Ant, and workers are 7 mm in length on average. These fellas are...
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7mm long? I would say they are 5mm at most for Lasius interjectus. A slight issue that's worth noting is when all the North American species were described it was generally assumed that many of them...
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Maybe I will stay away from the orange ants. It will drive me nuts not knowing what they are. I guess if I find a queen, we will take it from there but I am not going to actively look. Did some wise...
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I have been trying to find out more about these ants.... I am located in Joplin, MO and have noticed these little guys all over the dorm. They are in the bathroom and the rooms mainly. Even after...
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John Wagner wrote:I have been trying to find out more about these ants.... I am located in Joplin, MO and have noticed these little guys all over the dorm. They are in the bathroom and the rooms...
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Doesn't sound like the same ant, John Wagner. These live strictly in soil, and only occasionally appear in basements, but not above ground level. Try to get some pictues and start a new thread to get...
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