Lasius
is a genus of formicine ants abundant across the north temperate zone in North America and Eurasia. These small, robust ants tend to be either dark in color and surface-foraging, or pale in color and subterranean. Lasius includes a number of temporary parasites that start colonies by invading nests of free-living ants, including the endemic North American citronella ants in the subgenus Acanthomyops.
Lasius neoniger, the cornfield ant, is one of the most common urban ants across midwestern and eastern North America.
Fairport, New York, USA
Lasius neoniger, the cornfield ant, is one of the most common urban ants across midwestern and eastern North America.
Fairport, New York, USA
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