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fast ants - Formica
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

fast ants - Formica
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
July 7, 2006
Found under a board, and when they were startled, they were the fastest running ants I've ever seen.

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Contributed by tom murray on 22 July, 2006 - 6:28pm
Last updated 11 March, 2007 - 2:00pm

Moved
to no taxon page so IDed species can be added to taxonomy page at the species level.
This group was previously submitted at the species level, which only allowed the subspecies level to be added under it.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 11 March, 2007 - 2:00pm login or register to post comments

Formica sp. (pallidefulva group) - worker
Being at once leggy and nervous, that makes an ant run very fast. Related genus Cataglyphis, from arid regions of Old World, are the fastest af all living ants.
… Richard Vernier, 23 July, 2006 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

 
good athletes
Ants aren't only strong for their size, but they are fast too.
Thanks for the info Richard.
… tom murray, 23 July, 2006 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

 
The Formica pallidefulva grou
The Formica pallidefulva group was recently revised taxonomically. See this article for all the gory details: http://antbase.org/ants/publications/21293/21293.pdf .

Look like Formica dolosa, indeed a fast and furtive ant.
… James C. Trager, 4 June, 2008 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

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