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Thatching Ant - Formica obscuripes
Copyright © 2009 John Pearson

Thatching Ant - Formica obscuripes
Linn Grove, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA
June 2, 2009
Size: ~8 mm
View of mound with partial thatch cover. A prairie fire the previous month had burned away the outer rim of the thatch cover.

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Contributed by John Pearson on 3 June, 2009 - 10:00pm
Last updated 8 June, 2009 - 6:41pm

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