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ant - Amblyopone pallipes
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

ant - Amblyopone pallipes
Canton, Massachusetts, USA
April 13, 2005
I've never seen an ant quite like this one before. It looks rather elongated.

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Contributed by tom murray on 14 April, 2005 - 7:33pm
Last updated 10 April, 2008 - 5:32pm

Ponerine ant.
This is a primitive ponerine ant. They live in small colonies and are not often encountered, even though they are not uncommon. Most members of the subfamily are tropical (i.e. "bullet ants" and the like).
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 April, 2005 - 9:24pm

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