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6015944 - Camponotus americanus - female
Copyright © 2006 Rob Curtis

6015944 - Camponotus americanus - Female
McClaughry Springs FP, Cook County, Illinois, USA
September 27, 2006
Size: ~3/8"

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6015944 - Camponotus americanus - female 6015944 - Camponotus americanus - female
Contributed by Rob Curtis on 25 June, 2008 - 8:50pm
Last updated 28 June, 2008 - 6:07pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Beatriz Moisset, 28 June, 2008 - 6:07pm

Camponotus americanus - minor worker
A member of the subgenus Tanaemyrmex, whose minor workers are especially slender and leggy. They aren't actually "Carpenter Ant" because they nest mostly in the soil.
… Richard Vernier, 26 June, 2008 - 1:22am

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