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Ponera pennsylvanica? - Ponera pennsylvanica - female
Copyright © 2009 Jonas Insinga

Ponera pennsylvanica? - Ponera pennsylvanica - Female
University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
April 14, 2009
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Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 7 October, 2009 - 7:17pm
Last updated 11 October, 2009 - 7:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 11 October, 2009 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Ponera exotica would be the only other possibility but I don't think it occurs that far north.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 7 October, 2009 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Ponera exotica
is smaller and lighter in color - about 2.75-3.0 mm long and yellowish in contrast to pennsylvanica's 3.0-3.5 mm and dark brown. The northern location further clinches this as P. pennsylvanica.
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