<![CDATA[This three year-old colony of Lasius emarginatus is already active early this morning.]]>This three year-old colony of Lasius emarginatus is already active early this morning. These ants are retrieving food from the sidewalk. The “Manhattant” (their local common name) often forms, orderly linear trails, taking advantage of vertical channels in brickwork and and the orthogonal geometry of the city. Could this affinity for lines be the reason why this ant is so successful in New York City?

For the time being, this is an invasive species found only in New York City.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/e322712f-3cfb-43ad-9882-c2be4ebdfb42/this-three-year-old-colony-of-lasius-emarginatus-is-already-active-early-this-morning.RSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 18:46:14 GMTMon, 27 Apr 2026 12:19:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to This three year-old colony of Lasius emarginatus is already active early this morning. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:44:42 GMT]]>@futurebird They didn't Escape From New York

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/danpmoore/statuses/116476731852850190https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/danpmoore/statuses/116476731852850190Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:44:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This three year-old colony of Lasius emarginatus is already active early this morning. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:36:13 GMT]]>@futurebird Nowhere else would be as good for their financial manipulations.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmax/statuses/116476698550484562https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmax/statuses/116476698550484562Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:36:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This three year-old colony of Lasius emarginatus is already active early this morning. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:33:32 GMT]]>@futurebird Perhaps they agree with Dr Johnson(in a deliberate misquote) "When you are tired of New York, you are tired of life"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/aadeacon/statuses/116476687986104794https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/aadeacon/statuses/116476687986104794Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:33:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This three year-old colony of Lasius emarginatus is already active early this morning. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:32:48 GMT]]>@futurebird

This is *The City We Became* kind of stuff.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dotnet.social/users/Enema_Cowboy/statuses/116476685058801437https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dotnet.social/users/Enema_Cowboy/statuses/116476685058801437Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:32:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This three year-old colony of Lasius emarginatus is already active early this morning. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:30:49 GMT]]>@danpmoore
They are only *invasive* in New York. They’re native to central and eastern Europe, but in that part of the world, they tend to live in forests, not cities.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116476677306160915https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116476677306160915Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:30:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This three year-old colony of Lasius emarginatus is already active early this morning. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:29:45 GMT]]>It’s a little odd that this species has not spread beyond New York. (They were spotted in Hoboken across the Hudson river. But they have been in New York for almost 15 years and not even made it to Greenwich!) invasive species of insects tend to quickly spread to every environment they can exploit, but the Manhattant seems to only really like New York City and especially Manhattan (someone joked it’s because they don’t know how to drive. )

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116476673089041950https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116476673089041950Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:29:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This three year-old colony of Lasius emarginatus is already active early this morning. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:29:41 GMT]]>@futurebird "For the time being, this is an invasive species found only in New York City." Isn't that an oxymoron? They had to come from somewhere, right?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/danpmoore/statuses/116476672826460975https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/danpmoore/statuses/116476672826460975Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:29:41 GMT