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Brown Ant - Leptothorax
Copyright © 2014 Matt Goff

Brown Ant - Leptothorax
Sitka County, Alaska, USA
August 20, 2014
Size: ~3mm
I found it crawling on me while sitting at edge of muskeg (bog). It didn't look to me like the other ants I have noticed here (a Myrmica and a Lasius), but I don't know. 5mm squares (though ant is slightly elevated, so appears just slightly larger than it might otherwise).

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Contributed by Matt Goff on 21 August, 2014 - 1:42am
Last updated 22 August, 2014 - 3:48pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… James C. Trager, 22 August, 2014 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

This a [i]Leptothorax[/i], of
This a Leptothorax, of which there are perhaps four species up that way. Can you provide a lateral view of this specimen, and a "full face" view of the head which shows the margin of the clypeus? This may be L*athabasca or L*canadensis, and those other views would help determine.
… James C. Trager, 21 August, 2014 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I added a couple of pictures that hopefully show enough detail.
… Matt Goff, 21 August, 2014 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

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