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Brown ant in leaf litter - Lasius aphidicola

Brown ant in leaf litter - Lasius aphidicola
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
November 13, 2016
Size: ~1cm
Found this ant in a pile of leaves next to a tree. Is it a queen?

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Yes, a queen. This is a species that must invade and take over the colony of another species in its genus to found its own colony.

 
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