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Queen - Solenopsis molesta - female
Copyright © 2014 Jordan Landerman

Queen - Solenopsis molesta - Female
Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California, USA
November 8, 2014
Size: 1.5mm
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 of these 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 workers they were walking over:

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Queen - Solenopsis molesta - female Queen - Solenopsis molesta - female Queen - Solenopsis molesta - female Queen - Solenopsis molesta - female Queen - Solenopsis molesta - female
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Contributed by Jordan Landerman on 8 November, 2014 - 7:14pm
Last updated 10 November, 2014 - 11:00am

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