ID please UK. (1 Viewer)

The Actor

Well-known member

• Jul 22, 2013

• #1

In my yard tonight. Would someone be kind enough to ID them for me please? Uk and (what look to me like) the flying ants where plentiful being eaten by herring, lesser black backed and black headed gulls and approx 35 swifts and maybe 5 house martins.

Thanx

 

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chris butterworth

aka The Person Named Above

• Jul 22, 2013

• #2

# 1 Female (the large one ) and male Lasius niger, Black Ant.

#2 A male of one of the cuculine Mosquitos, possibly Culex pipiens

Chris

 

Ficedula

velico ergo sum

• Jul 22, 2013

• #3

chris butterworth said:

# 1 Female (the large one ) and male Lasius niger, Black Ant.

#2 A male of one of the cuculine Mosquitos, possibly Culex pipiens

Chris

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presumably you mean Lasius niger sensu lato? if ss how you eliminating Lasius platythorax?

Impressed you can suggest Mosquito species, I would not even hazzard a guess at genus without specimen, but then i rarely look at them. Cant tell size from photo but pipiens is a rather small species i think.

 

The Actor

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• Jul 22, 2013

• #4

Thanx.