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Neivamyrmex nigrescens
Photo#856001
Copyright © 2013
David McKinney
Unknown flying insect -
Neivamyrmex nigrescens
New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
October 16, 2013
Size: approx 1/2" maybe longer
Can someone identify this insect?
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Contributed by
David McKinney
on 17 October, 2013 - 9:13am
Last updated 17 October, 2013 - 2:45pm
Thanks!
I am just thankful it wasn't a termite. Everyone kept telling me that's what it was but I was very doubtful. Thanks again for the help.
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David McKinney
, 17 October, 2013 - 3:02pm
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Moved
The uniform charcoal body color of this ant is what gives the species its name, meaning blackish.
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James C. Trager
, 17 October, 2013 - 2:45pm
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Moved for expert attention & cropped; it's an ant
Moved from
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v belov
, 17 October, 2013 - 9:32am
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That's what I was hoping, but
That's what I was hoping, but I thought the antennae didn't match an ant's description. Thanks for the help.
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David McKinney
, 17 October, 2013 - 9:40am
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indeed,
...the reproductive individuals have rather un-ant-like antennae
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v belov
, 17 October, 2013 - 9:42am
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True for the males. The anten
True for the males. The antennae of the reproductive females is much like that of the workers.
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James C. Trager
, 17 October, 2013 - 2:48pm
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