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Ant of some sort - Manica hunteri
Copyright © 2010 Lonny

Ant of some sort - Manica hunteri
Mountains, Montana, USA
June 6, 2010
Size: aprox. 3-5mm
Found along a dirt road up in the mountains about 3-4 thousand feet up. holes are about 2in. in diameter with some sticking up from the ground in short tubes about 1-2 in. The taller tube like mounds seem to be made more due the the dampness of the area vs. how they are normally constructed.

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Contributed by Lonny on 11 June, 2010 - 10:18pm
Last updated 12 June, 2010 - 6:43pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 12 June, 2010 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

Manica sp. (Myrmicinae) - worker
These ants are typical for high-altitudes biotopes West of the Great Plains. I can only second Ron: these pics are quite pretty.
… Richard Vernier, 12 June, 2010 - 5:42am login or register to post comments

 
thanks for all the compliments from everyone.
Also what does the sp. stand for species I assume? I will move the photos out of ID request latter on tonight to a more specific area when I have the time.
… Lonny, 12 June, 2010 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, sp. means species
Somewhere at the site is a glossary, and it should cover things like that.
… Ron Hemberger, 12 June, 2010 - 10:50am login or register to post comments

Nice series, Lonny.
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… Ron Hemberger, 11 June, 2010 - 11:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Indeed very nice.
Indeed very nice.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 12 June, 2010 - 7:25am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
Do the best I can to gather info. so that I can get a close ID.
… Lonny, 11 June, 2010 - 11:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Only two real options as far
Only two real options as far as species either M. hunteri or M. invidia. I have seen no records of invidia from Montana so would go with this being hunteri.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 12 June, 2010 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

 
I'd really like to see the in
I'd really like to see the infrpostpetiolar tooth, though.
… James C. Trager, 15 August, 2013 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

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