Earlier I was trying to help nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq4my9k3kjqyg55l88fptvr2xcs56zumn3qp256mzvmge2mtv2ccfsx5u8zu (nprofile…u8zu) determine if the read and black ant they'd found was Lasius emarginatus, an ant I post about often as it's causing a big comotion in NYC as an invasive as of late.
But phryk is in Europe in their native range.
I felt so happy that one could simply look for ocelli to distinguish Lasius emarginatus from Formica sp.
But it's not that simple. Lasius emarginatus don't lack ocelli they are just *greatly* reduced.
