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ant - Formica - female
Copyright © 2009 Jessica Lawrence

ant - Formica - Female
Cedar Grove, orange/caswell County, North Carolina, USA
June 2, 2009
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Contributed by Jessica Lawrence on 3 June, 2009 - 12:15pm
Last updated 26 June, 2009 - 10:16pm

queen Formica
Hard to say which species, since diagnostic characters aren't clearly visible, but F. integra or one of the F. sanguinea group are possibilities.
… James C. Trager, 3 June, 2009 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Just picking this particular image at random...
...because I wanted to say "thank you" for responding to so many of the unidentified ant posts. Your help on this site is very much appreciated!!
… Harsi S. Parker, 3 June, 2009 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

 
what are the diagnostic characters?
I have a few other pictures but I don't know that they'd help
… Jessica Lawrence, 3 June, 2009 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

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