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Red Ant - Formica integra
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Red Ant - Formica integra
Groton, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
May 2, 2006
Size: 8mm
Formica?
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Contributed by tom murray on 4 May, 2006 - 11:33pm
Last updated 2 March, 2009 - 9:10pm

Moved
Moved from Alleghany Mound Ant.
… tom murray, 2 March, 2009 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

Yes - worker
This could well be Formica exsectoides, the Alleghany Mound Ant.
… Richard Vernier, 5 May, 2006 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

 
Could be Richard, But I'm mor
Could be Richard, But I'm more inclined to call it Formica integra, based on the rather duller appearance, but brighter red and less concave head margin than those of F. exscectoides.
… James C. Trager, 4 June, 2008 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

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