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Brown wasp with red on legs - Formica
Copyright © 2010 Jerry Friedman

Brown wasp with red on legs - Formica
Española, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
July 3, 2010
Size: 1 cm?
Hanging out after a rainstorm. The plant, if it makes a difference, is red-hot poker, Kniphofia.

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Contributed by Jerry Friedman on 4 July, 2010 - 6:25pm
Last updated 25 October, 2019 - 3:37am

Moved
Moved from Formicinae.
… Steven Wang, 25 October, 2019 - 3:37am login or register to post comments

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It is definitely tempting to call this Camponotus, but this is difficult to call given the low resolution and odd dorsal angle. Now that I have typed that, it also seems that this specimen may be a Formica.
… Brendon E. Boudinot, 25 December, 2012 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

Male ant
This is a male ant in the subfamily Formicinae.

Moved from Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps.
… George Waldren, 10 July, 2010 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
That possibility didn't occur to me.
… Jerry Friedman, 10 July, 2010 - 3:24pm login or register to post comments

 
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The long scape, which makes the antennae look elbowed, helps in identifying this as an ant. Some male ants don't have this feature, but for the majority of them, it is a good character to use.
… George Waldren, 10 July, 2010 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again.
I'll look for that from now on.
… Jerry Friedman, 10 July, 2010 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request in hopes of expert attention (and in the hope that it belongs here).
… Jerry Friedman, 7 July, 2010 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

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