Talk:Tapinoma sessile

Distribution

Where are these ants found? 150.203.35.113 (talk) 02:18, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Possibly all over the US, and I am unsure of other localities. One of the links states "the ant [is reported to be] a house infesting species in the following localities: California, Nevada, District of Columbia, Maryland, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The ant is very probably a pest in a number of localities from which no reports are available." However, from the context of the source, it would seem that the species is common throughout the Midwest, New England, and the South. The Jade Knight (talk) 12:39, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Same source says "from Canada to Mexico". The Jade Knight (talk) 13:48, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Queen

I appear to have caught a T. sessile queen (I'm 90% certain. At first I thought it was a huge species, but realized that, having never come across large ants here, this is highly unlikely, and it's more likely she is some sort of queen. Considering that we have odorous house ants all over the place here, and that she was black, I figured it the most likely species). I'll try to take a few photographs if she's still there (I didn't put a lid on the cup she was in, but her earlier attempts to escape have been fruitless). The Jade Knight (talk) 12:39, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

I've got some pictures. I'll upload them eventually (bug me if you haven't seen them a few weeks from now). She was moving very slowly, sort of dragging herself along the ground, but did not otherwise appear to be ill or injured. She's probably the second T. sessile queen I've seen in two days: the first I caught crawling on my wall. It frightened my fiancée, so I killed that one. This one I found crawling on the floor, and captured for observation. The Jade Knight (talk) 14:26, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

New material

I've just gone and added a ton of stuff, all taken from the Smith article. Seeing as that article was published in 1928, this information is highly dated and may not reflect what is currently known about the ants. But dated information is better than none, I think. The Jade Knight (talk) 14:23, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Additions

Hello my name is Hansika Narayanan and I am working on this page as a part of my Behavioral Ecology class at Washington University in St. Louis. I updated a lot of information in the behavior section, adding information about seasonal patterns and food allocations. I would love constructive criticism on how to improve this article! Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hansika.n (talk • contribs) 04:01, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Critique

• add to the talk page
• Under ‘food allocation’ the third paragraphs uses donors/individuals and it gets a bit confusing if the reader does not follow the reading closely
• In ‘Seasonal Behaviors,’ has a confusing sentence on winter nests and spring/summer nest

Pocketkings (talk) 20:42, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

I added hyperlinks and re-sectioned the behavior section. More pictures would make this article stronger, though I understand this is difficult due to copyright laws. Rosemaryshanley (talk) 00:49, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

Hi. I really enjoyed your article. The comparison images were a nice way to show that information. I changed a little bit of the writing in some of the intro sections. The one flaw I noticed was that it seems like some information in the "Habits" and "Predators and Parasites" sections is uncited. Those sections are also somewhat strangely organized. They have multiple one sentence paragraphs that make reading those sections awkward to read. If you are looking for things to change, I would try to elaborate on those sections, or maybe just delete them if you feel there isn't much to say. Overall, good job! Aschefkind (talk) 20:42, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

I liked the additions to your article. I think all the pictures help emphasize your point really well. I think for the morphology section, in addition to the picture of the ant sections, maybe find a paper that briefly describes the ant so people have a better perspective on how the Tapinoma sessile is different. Pocketkings (talk) 03:42, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Hello. It would be great if there could be mention of where these ants are found. Reading the article I have no idea even which continent or continents they occur. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.149.127.227 (talk) 23:58, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

Mating/Roles

A category that needs to be added is “Mating”. There is a lack of information about how the queens choose mates. Another category should be “Roles”. This article does not discuss the various roles of the ants; what does the queen do? What do the workers do? Are there different types of workers for different jobs? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Setoiris (talk • contribs) 03:23, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

New Source

https://www.wired.com/2015/06/ants-smell-like-blue-cheese-pine-sol/

Not exactly new, but perhaps useful? Don't have time to make changes right now. The Jade Knight (talk) 07:00, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

"Sugar Ant" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Sugar Ant has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 25 § Sugar Ant until a consensus is reached. —The Editor's Apprentice (talk) 03:13, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Ponzo reference?

There's no reference given for the section about parthenogenesis, nor can I find any work by "Marcello Ponzo" or otherwise to substantiate this claim. Could this be personal research or otherwise invented? 174.197.70.153 (talk) 14:27, 28 October 2024 (UTC)