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Post by jeoff82 on Apr 29, 2017 18:30:30 GMT
Lasius niger in a local garden to me stocking up on some protein  Lasius brunneus in a ancient piece of woodland feeding on some honey. The tree is an Oak.  |
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andavane
Nurse Ant 
Posts: 99 
Country: UK
Favourite Ant: All Messor spp, Lasius niger, L flavus, Pheidole palidula
I Like: Peaceful Meditation
I Am: Medically Retired
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Post by andavane on Apr 29, 2017 19:48:10 GMT
Beautiful!
I take it that the first pic is a bit of bone?
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Post by jeoff82 on Apr 30, 2017 0:41:41 GMT
Beautiful! I take it that the first pic is a bit of bone? Yes it was a piece of chicken bone thrown out. The workers were coming from a nest I observed at least 25 years ago. Amazing if its the same colony. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 30, 2017 7:10:47 GMT
Yes it was a piece of chicken bone thrown out. The workers were coming from a nest I observed at least 25 years ago. Amazing if its the same colony. As Lasius queens can live for a long time, over 30 years in some cases, it is possible that the nest is still the same colony with an old queen , as I am certain this nest would not take in a young queen even the old one died. Love the photos, very clear and sharp.  |
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