Worker Ant - Solenopsis molesta

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Worker Ant - Solenopsis molesta

Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California, USA
November 8, 2014
Size: <1mm

Found a colony of these underneath a flat stone in a slightly damp, shaded part of my garden. There were thousands of the smaller workers, with 10 or 20 larger ants walking over them. If needed for identification, I can take a picture of the entire colony, showing the tunnels they have dug.

Here are the larger ants that were with them:

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Contributed by Jordan Landerman on 8 November, 2014 - 7:10pm
Last updated 6 December, 2014 - 2:31am

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