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ant - Tapinoma sessile
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

ant - Tapinoma sessile
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 10, 2007
Found a couple hundred huddled together under a rock.

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ant - Tapinoma sessile ant - Tapinoma sessile ant - Tapinoma sessile
Contributed by tom murray on 12 March, 2007 - 9:36am
Last updated 12 March, 2007 - 5:52pm

Very nice fact shot, Tom.
Got it all - mandibles, antenna, and really cool eyes. But hey, you had a lot to choose from!
… Ron Hemberger, 12 March, 2007 - 10:01pm

 
Thanks Ron
It always helps if they stay still for a while:-)
… tom murray, 14 March, 2007 - 6:24pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… tom murray, 12 March, 2007 - 5:52pm

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