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Thief Ant (Solenopsis molesta)
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Copyright © 2010
tom murray
Solenopsis molesta? -
Solenopsis molesta
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 25, 2010
Size: 1.5mm
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 25 July, 2010 - 5:11pm
Last updated 28 July, 2010 - 10:24am
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James C. Trager
, 28 July, 2010 - 10:24am
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Solenopsis sp. - workers
Conspicuous two-segmented antennal club, very small compound eyes and lack of propodaeal spines are quite distinctive features of these small "thief ants". I ignore whether S. molesta is the only species of this group in New England. Maybe Dr Trager knows.
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Richard Vernier
, 27 July, 2010 - 10:49am
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Not the only one...
S. texana
is rare up there, but also occurs in at least the sandy, scrub-oak parts of southern New England. But, I will confirm to Richard that this looks like
S. molesta
, based on its brownish color cast and that some of the antennal segments #3-8 are nearly as long as they are wide.
This is a difficult group, often most distinctive in the queen caste.
Nice image of these tiny ants!
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James C. Trager
, 27 July, 2010 - 3:53pm
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