By awild on May 31, 2009. The following ants are all found in my yard here in suburban Illinois. What are they? #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 I'll post answers on Tuesday. If you're lost, try here. Tags ants illinois Science Photography Log in to post comments More like this $1 = Myrmica - maybe fracticornis? #4 = Tapinoma sessile? I'm an ant noob :) Log in to post comments My guess :p #1 Myrmica fracticornis #2 Tetramorium caespitum #3 Lasius alienus #4 Tapinoma sessile #5 Myrmecina americana #6 Cannot make up my mind. Log in to post comments #1 Myrmica, but not fracticornis (possibly punctiventris) #2 Tetramorium species E #6 Pheidole pilifera (minor worker) Log in to post comments Wow, great site. I am identifying my ants in my backyard. So far I have identified Formica Fusca. Hopefully I am right with my identification. Is color just as important as morphology with the different Formicas. Log in to post comments
My guess :p #1 Myrmica fracticornis #2 Tetramorium caespitum #3 Lasius alienus #4 Tapinoma sessile #5 Myrmecina americana #6 Cannot make up my mind. Log in to post comments
#1 Myrmica, but not fracticornis (possibly punctiventris) #2 Tetramorium species E #6 Pheidole pilifera (minor worker) Log in to post comments
Wow, great site. I am identifying my ants in my backyard. So far I have identified Formica Fusca. Hopefully I am right with my identification. Is color just as important as morphology with the different Formicas. Log in to post comments
#6 
$1 = Myrmica - maybe fracticornis?
#4 = Tapinoma sessile?
I'm an ant noob :)
My guess :p
#1 Myrmica fracticornis
#2 Tetramorium caespitum
#3 Lasius alienus
#4 Tapinoma sessile
#5 Myrmecina americana
#6 Cannot make up my mind.
#1 Myrmica, but not fracticornis (possibly punctiventris)
#2 Tetramorium species E
#6 Pheidole pilifera (minor worker)
Wow, great site. I am identifying my ants in my backyard. So far I have identified Formica Fusca. Hopefully I am right with my identification. Is color just as important as morphology with the different Formicas.