Post Al2Voeg5ZUOa5MeTXE by barrygoldman1@sauropods.win
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(DIR) Post #Al2RHxrioO8uDpFX1c by spacerog@mastodon.social
2024-08-16T22:21:23Z
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Ok Mastodon, let’s see if this works, can anyone positively identify or disprove that these #ants are or are not #termites ? This is in SE PA. #insects #bugstodon
(DIR) Post #Al2RHym5QpEH2dcXse by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-16T22:26:38Z
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@spacerog Those are ants. How big were they? Are they big for ants you see in PA, or small?
(DIR) Post #Al2RLlUqk04f1EMb8i by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-16T22:27:19Z
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@spacerog I'm having trouble seeing their middle segment clearly in this photo, if you have another and know their size I might be able to tell you more about them.
(DIR) Post #Al2Voeg5ZUOa5MeTXE by barrygoldman1@sauropods.win
2024-08-16T23:17:20Z
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@futurebird @spacerog they don't give Camponotus (carpenter ants) vibe to you? heads and 'shoulders'
(DIR) Post #Al2W7FLNzDvZ12piqG by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-16T23:20:44Z
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@barrygoldman1 @spacerog I'm getting Formica vibes, but I really need to see that middle segment because if they are large-ish and it has the hump they could be carpenters. Camponotus novaeboracensis most likely given the location.
(DIR) Post #Al2WLhQKNqGg9q2JwO by barrygoldman1@sauropods.win
2024-08-16T23:23:21Z
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@futurebird @spacerog antennae have elbows, and waists (between 'abdomen' and 'thorax') is narrowed.https://wiki.bugwood.org/Isoptera
(DIR) Post #Al2WRUF4IzZb0sWtjU by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-16T23:24:21Z
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@barrygoldman1 @spacerog Also there are no termites in the US with those colors.
(DIR) Post #Al2WuHIfVC4JGwwTfE by barrygoldman1@sauropods.win
2024-08-16T23:29:35Z
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@futurebird @spacerog fuzzy images, i just thot the top right one had a typical narrowed midsegment of camponotus. but u surrounded by these critters every day!
(DIR) Post #Al2lVxjS6Q1qwhKkGO by spacerog@mastodon.social
2024-08-17T02:13:12Z
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@futurebird @barrygoldman1 good to know they aren’t termites. Thanks. These are probably a half inch long, bigger than the tiny black ants I usually see, and found on an old tree stump, so maybe carpenter?
(DIR) Post #Al2lqAPafZeU3wg4lU by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-17T02:16:55Z
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@spacerog @barrygoldman1 That makes me feel more confident they are Camponotus novaeboracensis, or the New York Carpenter Ant.
(DIR) Post #Al2m6UchI9RtNeaphA by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-17T02:19:42Z
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@spacerog @barrygoldman1 On second thought Camponotus chromaiodes... (The Rusty Rainbow Carpenter Ant) although those are practically the same ant.
(DIR) Post #Al4O6lAfl1t07SzzyC by barrygoldman1@sauropods.win
2024-08-17T21:00:23Z
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@futurebird @spacerog chromaoides? huh. i'm used to seein them with golden yellow sheen on butts. but maybe just when they DON'T look like that... i don't think of them as chromaoides. must be some other features