(for aphids, mainly) : species of ant that was taking care of it
Observation | Ant attending |
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Complex Dolichoderus bispinosus | |
Big-headed Ants (Genus Pheidole) | |
Photos / SoundsWhatGiant Oak Aphid (Stomaphis quercus)ObserverdgilperezDescriptionObservation for the trophobiont / guest insects on the ant nest. Nest is all over the bark of an old Quercus robur. Interesting behavior: the swarm are all over the bark of the big oak, handling some nymphs in the crevices in groups ... Large numbers, both ants and aphids, up to very high in the tree. Observation for the ants: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205883715 |
Jet Ant (Lasius fuliginosus) |
Photos / SoundsWhatCoral Jewel (Hypochrysops miskini)Observerbraden1DescriptionLarvae on Smilax australis |
Anonychomyrma gilberti |
Wood, Mound, and Field Ants (Genus Formica) | |
Photos / SoundsWhatLivilla retamaeObserverdgilperezDescriptionOn Retama sphaerocarpa, attended by cf Camponotus spp |
Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies (Genus Camponotus) |
Indian Black Ant (Camponotus compressus) | |
Blood-red Field Ant (Formica sanguinea) | |
Big-headed Ants (Genus Pheidole) | |
Blood-spotted Sugar Ant (Camponotus cruentatus) | |
Citronella Ants, Fuzzy Ants, and Allies (Genus Lasius) | |
Wood, Mound, and Field Ants (Genus Formica) | |
Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile) | |
Ferruginous Carpenter Ant (Camponotus chromaiodes) | |
Photos / SoundsWhatSilvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)Observerb_coulterDescriptionOn Carolina vetch. Pete Woods had adults here a couple of weeks ago. |
Wily Field Ant (Formica dolosa) |
Photos / SoundsWhatWoolly Alder Aphid (Prociphilus tessellatus)Observerb_coulterDescriptionOn alder. Tended by Camponotus castaneus. |
Chestnut Carpenter Ant (Camponotus castaneus) |
Eastern Dracula Ant (Stigmatomma pallipes) | |
Photos / SoundsWhatAfrican Big-headed Ant (Pheidole megacephala)ObservergjnDescriptionNo idea about the ants but interested in the scale/insect that the ants are attending to. |
Aphids and Allies (Infraorder Aphidomorpha) |
Ectatomma tuberculatum | |
WhatWoolly Aphids and Gall-making Aphids (Subfamily Eriosomatinae)Observerb_coulterDescriptionUnder rock with Lasius aphidicola. |
Shaded Fuzzy Ant (Lasius aphidicola) |
Photos / SoundsWhatGiant Bark Aphid (Longistigma caryae)Observerb_coulterDescriptionOn American beech bark. |
Allegheny Mound Ant (Formica exsectoides) |
Fusca-group Field Ants (Complex Formica fusca) | |
American Carpenter Ant (Camponotus americanus) | |
WhatAppalachian Azure (Celastrina neglectamajor)ObserverlinkmdavisDescriptionFound on Actaea racemosa.
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Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile) |
Ferruginous Carpenter Ant (Camponotus chromaiodes) | |
Photos / SoundsWhatAppalachian Azure (Celastrina neglectamajor)ObserverlinkmdavisDescriptionAnt attending. |
Bearded Carpenter Ant (Camponotus subbarbatus) |
WhatAppalachian Azure (Celastrina neglectamajor)Observerjust_add_waterDescriptionOn black cohosh |
Bearded Carpenter Ant (Camponotus subbarbatus) |
Typical Silverfishes (Family Lepismatidae) | |
Typical Treehoppers (Family Membracidae) | |
Scale Insects (Superfamily Coccoidea) |