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worker ant - Formica incerta
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

worker ant - Formica incerta
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 19, 2009
Size: 6mm
I never noticed the hairs behind the head that show in this picture.

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Contributed by tom murray on 20 April, 2009 - 7:44pm
Last updated 26 April, 2009 - 9:25pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… tom murray, 26 April, 2009 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

These are actually no hairs...
But the apical segments of the maxillary palps. Those of the left labial palp can also be seen near the basis of the mandible.
… Richard Vernier, 26 April, 2009 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

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