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Ant ?
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Ant ?
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
August 10, 2008
Size: 5mm (3/16")
Ant queen ?

Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 11 August, 2008 - 10:54am
Last updated 1 September, 2008 - 4:19pm

It's an Ant Queen
I want to say it's a Lasius (parasitic Lasius?) but I'm not really sure on this one. It's similar (vaguely) to Lasius latipes but the legs are all wrong. Maybe same sub group?
The shape of the head makes me think it might not be a Lasius at all. One of the smaller Camponotus?
… MrILoveTheAnts, 11 August, 2008 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Not Lasius, but a dolichoderine
This ant is either Forelius pruinosus or Dorymyrmex flavus. Without a view of the maxillary palps and petiole, can't be sure.

Added six months later -- With a second look, pretty sure it's Forelius.
… James C. Trager, 12 August, 2008 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

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