At least 24 individuals, mostly underneath of English ivy leaves, on a dead chestnut oak.
On a maple along with five other egg masses. Surrounded by heaven trees
Juvenile
Sugar maple, two egg masses and no nymphs. Surrounded by heaven trees
My first one of the season!
2 1st instars on new English ivy leaves, abaxial. Tree is a dead chestnut oak(?) covered in poison ivy and English ivy.
FOY. it begins. ugh
Funny thing- swept this off some Ivy near the highway, aspirated it into an asipirator that already had a few lasius running around. One of the lasius grabbed it by the end of its abdomen and just started dragging it around like you would not believe. Kept it up all the way home and into the freezer