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More tiny ants - Tapinoma sessile
Copyright © 2012 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

More tiny ants - Tapinoma sessile
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 9, 2012
Is the bigger ant the queen?

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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 10 April, 2012 - 5:26pm
Last updated 11 April, 2012 - 9:38pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 11 April, 2012 - 9:38pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Tapinoma sessile?
… Vespula Vulgaris, 10 April, 2012 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Correct
They are Tapinoma sessile.
… Ben Coulter, 11 April, 2012 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks all! :3
Thanks all! :3
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 11 April, 2012 - 9:38pm login or register to post comments

Yes, she's the queen.
The others are tending to her eggs.

It would be helpful if you would include more information such as the size of the ants and the type of habitat they are living in.
… stan gilliam, 10 April, 2012 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

 
They were on the underside of
They were on the underside of a small flat rock in the leaves beside the street sort of a wooded area..size..really small..maybe a 1 mm for the workers-I had not noticed the big one until I looked at the photos.

Thanks! :3
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 10 April, 2012 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

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