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Post by animal123 on Apr 11, 2011 8:17:44 GMT 1
Hello,
Well yesterday I went to a park. This park is huge. I brought with me, my anting equipment. ( 3 Boxes, 4 test tubes, 1 pooter, 1 notebook for observation, 1 pen )
When going up the hill I saw huge trunks of dead trees on the floor. I decided to investigate.
After spending 2 hours with the tree trunks I found 3 different ant species which I am not sure which sepcies they are, but my guess would be :
- Temnothorax nylanderi. - Tetramorium spec. - Lasius spec or Formica spec.
I shall post some photos soon.
Thanks,
Animal Bin Lid
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2011 12:11:02 GMT 1
Did you collect some?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2011 12:37:27 GMT 1
TEMNOTHORAX?! I WANT SOME! I didn't know they were from England
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Post by Myrm on Apr 11, 2011 12:44:04 GMT 1
TEMNOTHORAX?! I WANT SOME! I'm afraid that only good bin lids are allowed Temnothorax.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2011 12:56:57 GMT 1
That's me ;D
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Post by Myrm on Apr 11, 2011 13:00:45 GMT 1
You sure they were temnothorax nylanderi, Animal Bin Lid? They are vary tiny, almost like specks of dust. They tend to live on the surface of the soil in amongst the leaf litter and, more notably, inside hollow acorns.
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Post by animal123 on Apr 11, 2011 17:39:10 GMT 1
I shall post some pics. Yes, they are tiny, tiny, tiny. I have seen several pics of them on google and they seems to be the same.
If it were to be Temnothorax Nylanderi, would it be a new discovery as they are not supposed to be living in the UK?
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Post by Myrm on Apr 11, 2011 17:45:10 GMT 1
I shall post some pics. Yes, they are tiny, tiny, tiny. Can't be them then if they are tiny, tiny, tiny, as Temno are tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny If it were to be Temnothorax Nylanderi, would it be a new discovery as they are not supposed to be living in the UK? No, sorry to disappoint; they are found around the London area and in a few other parts of the southern parts of the country.
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Post by animal123 on Apr 11, 2011 18:35:10 GMT 1
OO OK. The other species is Lasius Emarginatus, are they native to the UK?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2011 18:37:15 GMT 1
Must be
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Post by animal123 on Apr 11, 2011 18:41:26 GMT 1
Yes, it is. Just found out. They were discovered in 2008. If only I discovered them 3 years ago! Haha.
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Post by Myrm on Apr 11, 2011 18:52:53 GMT 1
I don't believe L. emarginatus are native to the UK. They look like Lasius niger but they have a red thorax. I saw them in France
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Post by animal123 on Apr 11, 2011 18:59:27 GMT 1
I don't believe L. emarginatus are native to the UK. They look like Lasius niger but they have a red thorax. I saw them in France Yes they are like L.Niger but with a red thorax. I do think they are as I saw on several websites stating that they were discovered in 2008.
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Post by Myrm on Apr 11, 2011 19:05:35 GMT 1
..I do think they are as I saw on several websites stating that they were discovered in 2008. That would be awesome, Animal Bin Lid. Have you a link? as I would be vary interested in reading them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2011 19:19:42 GMT 1
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