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Citronella Ant Wings - Lasius - female
Copyright © 2008 Ted Kropiewnicki

Citronella Ant Wings - Lasius - Female
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
May 25, 2008
Size: ~ 8 mm
I observed an Ant "struggling" and as I approached her it looked like she was rubbing herself against the top of a tiled table. A couple of seconds later, I realized that she just shed her wings. How does an ant decide when its time to break off her wings and are they basically used to find a "home" and after that they are no longer needed?

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Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 27 May, 2008 - 10:51pm
Last updated 18 October, 2008 - 8:14am

Moved
Moved from Citronella Ants, Lemon Ants.
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