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ant - Myrmica
Copyright © 2008 Ilona L.

ant - Myrmica
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 20, 2008

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Contributed by Ilona L. on 21 July, 2008 - 10:47am
Last updated 3 August, 2008 - 12:26pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Ilona L., 3 August, 2008 - 12:26pm login or register to post comments

Myrmica sp. - worker
Fairly similar to introduced M. rubra, but with distinctly longer propodeal spines and a somewhat different color. Therefore, one of the many autochtonous North-American species of this genus.
… Richard Vernier, 2 August, 2008 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

It looks a little like this:


If you see the comments there, maybe you can help me sort it out!
… HandsOff, 1 August, 2008 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

 
I can't really help with sort
I can't really help with sorting these out. One thing that stands out to me on the ant photos that I submitted above is that this genus and/or species of ant has a ridged body and head rather than a smooth surface. I think I'll add another photo of just the head and upper body which may show the ridging better than the whole body photos.
… Ilona L., 1 August, 2008 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

 
I do indeed see a more corrugated look in your...
I do indeed see a more corrugated look in your photos, especially the new close up. I'm not sure if that is just a matter of more magnification, but it does seem to have more pronounced ridges. But here is an interesting very close up photo of an ant in Genus Tetramorium. I am not sure if these are related but it is something that may be worth comparing with:

… HandsOff, 1 August, 2008 - 11:30pm login or register to post comments

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