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Ant ID - Prenolepis imparis
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Ant ID - Prenolepis imparis
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
October 22, 2008
Size: ~4-5mm (ants)
Dismantling a cricket. Anybody know the ID of the ants and the cricket?

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Ant ID - Prenolepis imparis Ant ID - Prenolepis imparis
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Contributed by Scott Justis on 22 October, 2008 - 10:21pm
Last updated 23 October, 2008 - 2:41pm

Wow!
Now that is cool!! ....not for the cricket though....
… Sam Houston, 23 October, 2008 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

 
Yes..
I would have liked to get an image or two of the cricket before it met its demise.
… Scott Justis, 23 October, 2008 - 8:09am login or register to post comments

Cricket.
Cricket is far more interesting: a "scaly cricket."
… Eric R. Eaton, 23 October, 2008 - 2:41am login or register to post comments

Ants...
Two segmented clubbed antennae and petiole, three clypeal teeth, shiny darkened gaster, aggressive swarming nature - looks like red imported fire ants to me (Solenopsis invicta).

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/30648
… Ross Hill, 22 October, 2008 - 10:51pm login or register to post comments

 
No they are one segmented.
No they are one segmented.

Prenolepis imparis is known to be a scavenger from time to time.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 22 October, 2008 - 11:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks everyone...
I've added another image to help ID the ant.
… Scott Justis, 23 October, 2008 - 8:11am login or register to post comments

 
Prenolepis imparis
http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Prenolepis+imparis&search=Search

False honey ants can still be found in areas that fire ants are because false honey ant forage at colder temperatures and mostly dormant over the summer months.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 23 October, 2008 - 1:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I'll move the images along then.
… Scott Justis, 23 October, 2008 - 2:40pm login or register to post comments

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