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(Immigrant) Pavement Ant (Tetramorium immigrans)
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Copyright © 2015
Ken Schneider
Ant behavior question? -
Tetramorium immigrans
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
May 2, 2015
We were curious as to why these ants were piled up in huge numbers on the sidewalk. We didn't see any prey items or anything underneath them... These aren't "pavement ants", are they? Thanks!
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on 4 May, 2015 - 8:49pm
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