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Slender ants w/ prickly larvae - female
Copyright © 2008 Jonas Insinga

Slender ants w/ prickly larvae - Female
Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
August 12, 2008
Size: 3-4 mm?
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Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 26 August, 2008 - 3:56pm
Last updated 13 September, 2008 - 1:52pm

Pachycondyla
Pachycondyla?
… MrILoveTheAnts, 26 August, 2008 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

 
MrILoveTheAnts was right the
MrILoveTheAnts was right the first time. This is Pachycondyla chinensis, an invasive species that's increasingly common in the Southeast.
… Alex Wild, 17 September, 2008 - 1:51am login or register to post comments

 
It is either a Ponera or Hypo
It is either a Ponera or Hypoponera sp.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 26 August, 2008 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

 
hmm
I don't think Ponera has spiny larva. Of course I'm basing this one what I believe to be Ponera in my yard.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 26 August, 2008 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

 
If it is...
one of the two, I bet you it's Hypoponera.
… Jonas Insinga, 27 August, 2008 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

 
Oh yuck! Was this in my house
Oh yuck! Was this in my house, or in my yard? :)
… auntdiane, 18 September, 2008 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

 
In your yard...
Welcome to BugGuide! ^U^
… Jonas Insinga, 18 September, 2008 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

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