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Ant ID?
Copyright © 2007 Scott Justis

Ant ID?
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
December 1, 2007
Size: 3mm
A hearty little ant out foraging on a cool December day. Captured on a bamboo leaf. Doesn't look like Prenolepis imparis though, which is what I thought it was when I first saw it.

Scott

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Contributed by Scott Justis on 4 December, 2007 - 12:29pm
Last updated 5 December, 2007 - 10:32am

Odorous Ant (Dolichoderinae) - worker
Overall outline, e.g. petiolar scale not visible from above, matches fairly well with Tapinoma. But this one ant seems more slender than T. sessile, with a peculiar ashy hue.
That's why I think more careful to stay at subfamily level.
… Richard Vernier, 5 December, 2007 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Richard
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… Scott Justis, 5 December, 2007 - 10:31am login or register to post comments

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