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black ant - Dolichoderus taschenbergi
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

black ant - Dolichoderus taschenbergi
Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
October 11, 2006
Size: 4.3mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 11 October, 2006 - 9:17pm
Last updated 12 October, 2006 - 5:53pm

Thanks Richard!!!
When I saw these I thought they might be different. They were in a small colony of at least 30, under some loose bark.
… tom murray, 12 October, 2006 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Then the queen was no so "young"...
as I thought. She is actually the queen of a small, but established, colony. As we say in French, "Rome is in Rome again" :-).
… Richard Vernier, 23 October, 2006 - 2:47am login or register to post comments

Dolichoderus taschenbergi - new for BG
An unmistakable species of this genus in North America, as it is the only one with a jet black color (sometimes more brownish in the South). A dealated female or young queen (left) together with a worker (right).
Were these both individuals the only ones? If so, this would be quite an unusual situation, and even an enigma.
… Richard Vernier, 12 October, 2006 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

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