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Slender Ant in California - Aphaenogaster
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Cresswell

Slender Ant in California - Aphaenogaster
De Luz, San Diego County, California, USA
March 6, 2007
Here's a crop to show more detail of the ant. ID help appreciated.

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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 24 March, 2007 - 5:46am
Last updated 27 March, 2007 - 4:30am

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Thanks for your help, Eric!
… Stephen Cresswell, 27 March, 2007 - 4:30am login or register to post comments

Aphaenogaster?
My guess would be something in the genus Aphaenogaster, many species of which are very gangly like this. Certainly it is in the subfamily Myrmicinae, given the two nodes ("humps") on the petiole between thorax and abdomen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 March, 2007 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

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