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ants doing things under a rock - Lasius
Copyright © 2009 Bobby Grizzard

ants doing things under a rock - Lasius
Near Sprague Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
May 14, 2009
Don't know much about ants, but thought these were interesting.

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Contributed by Bobby Grizzard on 18 May, 2009 - 8:08pm
Last updated 3 June, 2009 - 10:30pm

or Lasius flavus
L. nearcticus has not been recorded from Colorado. A related species, L. fallax, is another possibility. Anyway, certainly one of the subgenus Cautolasius
… James C. Trager, 3 June, 2009 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I see we don't have a guide page for the subgenus Cautolasius (or the species L. fallax, so I'll move these to the Lasius page for now. Thanks for your help.
… Bobby Grizzard, 3 June, 2009 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a L. flavus group
A subterranean species. Might be L.nearcticus.
… Ant Catcher11, 20 May, 2009 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks for the ID
any hope for a definitive ID from these photos?
… Bobby Grizzard, 20 May, 2009 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

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