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Crater-making ant - Dorymyrmex
Copyright © 2008 Charley Eiseman

Crater-making ant - Dorymyrmex
Hobe Sound, Florida, USA
February 20, 2008
Size: 3 mm
These ants made craters 9-12 cm across, 3 cm tall.
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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 25 February, 2008 - 10:46am
Last updated 25 February, 2008 - 3:59pm

Dorymyrmex sp. - worker (Dolichoderinae)
My first insight was related genus Forelius, but this one ant is too slender and leggy.
… Richard Vernier, 25 February, 2008 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

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