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Ant on milkweed - Camponotus americanus
Copyright © 2009 Joe Zito

Ant on milkweed - Camponotus americanus
Whiterock Conservancy, Guthrie County, Iowa, USA
August 9, 2009
Size: 5mm
Ant that was hanging out aphids on milkweed, there were 10 or so
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Contributed by Joe Zito on 9 August, 2009 - 7:40pm
Last updated 14 August, 2009 - 8:33pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Joe Zito, 14 August, 2009 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

Drying the aphids??
Well, you said it was "hanging out aphids...." LOL! Sorry. This is a worker carpenter ant, Camponotus sp.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 August, 2009 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

 
oops
"hanging out with" :)

James Trager, an expert on midwestern ants, says Camponotus americanus (email communication)
… Joe Zito, 10 August, 2009 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

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