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Ants and Aphids - Tapinoma sessile
Copyright © 2007 Cheryl Moorehead

Ants and Aphids - Tapinoma sessile
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
June 10, 2007
Size: 4mm
Found tending Aphids on Himalayan Blackberry, Rubus armeniacus. If this photo is not good enough for ID, I will happily frass.
Thanks.
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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 10 June, 2007 - 11:22pm
Last updated 17 March, 2010 - 8:36pm

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Moved from Ants.
… Charley Eiseman, 17 March, 2010 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

Dolichoderinae: Tapinoma
Probably not clear enough to save from frassing, but you'll still probably want to know it's Tapinoma sessile.

A useful reference for your area is this site on ants of Evergreen College campus: http://academic.evergreen.edu/projects/ants/TESCBiota/commonants.html
… James C. Trager, 17 March, 2010 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

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