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Ant with 3 what?
Copyright © 2007 Lynette Elliott

Ant with 3 what?
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
March 11, 2007
Size: the ant was about 5 mm
Are they globular springtails?
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 11 March, 2007 - 5:26pm
Last updated 12 April, 2010 - 9:45pm

Moved
Moved from unidentified root aphids.
… Charley Eiseman, 12 April, 2010 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… Charley Eiseman, 2 December, 2009 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

No expert at all here...
But I make out 4 legs on the lowest "aphid", which if right, obviously makes it not an aphid.

Mites or lice?
… Chris, 12 March, 2007 - 2:39pm login or register to post comments

 
aphids
One of those "legs" is actually the beak.
… Andy Hamilton, 13 March, 2007 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

 
Can't make out the details,
but that would be strange indeed if these guys had eight legs!
… john and jane balaban, 12 March, 2007 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

Look like aphids
with honeydew for the ant being excreted in droplets from the body.
… john and jane balaban, 11 March, 2007 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

 
maybe,
although I can't see any obvious "tail-pipes" aphids certainly make sense.
… Lynette Elliott, 11 March, 2007 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Aphids.
Many aphids are root-feeders, so this makes sense. I don't know if their morophology differs from their aboveground counterparts, but the cornicles might make it tougher to maneuver in the soil.
… Eric R. Eaton, 12 March, 2007 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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