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Mating pair of False Honey Ants (Prenolepis imparis) - Lasius neoniger

Mating pair of False Honey Ants (Prenolepis imparis) - Lasius neoniger
Lakeville, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
September 16, 2015
A relatively dense, late afternoon flight of dispersing ants included these individuals which I had thought was an ant being parasitized by a wasp, rather than two ants in copula. The Balabans corrected me. There is obviously a substantial size difference between the male (small) and female (large) in this species.

Further correction
P. imparis flies only in Spring, while L. neoniger is an abundant and typical Fall-flying species of eastern USA.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Actually looks like male and female ants
of the same species mating.
For example

 
Thanks.
Wow. The size difference was so great that that possibility didn't even cross my mind. Learn something new everyday, or at least most days. I'll correct the title to reflect your conclusion. Thanks again.

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