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Ant - Formica
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

Ant - Formica
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
July 24, 2005
Carpenter ant?
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 8 August, 2005 - 7:23am
Last updated 11 March, 2007 - 1:55pm

Moved
to no taxon page so IDed species can added to taxonomy page.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 11 March, 2007 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

Silky ant (Formica sp., fusca group) - worker
Sorry for having overlooked this picture until now. By selecting "images" at the Formicidae level, I was impressed by the quantity of still unclassed (yet most often readily identifiable) material that has accumulated. I'll do my best to change this.
… Richard Vernier, 7 May, 2006 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the ID.
… Lynette Schimming, 8 May, 2006 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

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