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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Myrmicinae » Solenopsidini » Fire Ants and Thief Ants (Solenopsis) » Diplorhoptrum - Thief ants (fugax group) (Solenopsis Diplorhoptrum - Thief ants (fugax group)) » Thief Ant (Solenopsis molesta)
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Tiny ant - Solenopsis molesta
Copyright © 2017 Ed Harrison

Tiny ant - Solenopsis molesta
southern Adirondack Mts., Saratoga County, New York, USA
August 5, 2017
Size: total length = 1 mm
This specimen was captured in the same cat food tray as those in #1417214 (shown below) but two days later. These live microscope photos of it were taken with natural light from above (red/yellow color) and LED light from below (black). Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Ed Harrison on 5 August, 2017 - 11:44am
Last updated 8 August, 2017 - 10:49am

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… James C. Trager, 8 August, 2017 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

Solenopsis
A 2 segmented antennal club with 2 constrictions on the petiole points towards a Solenopsis sp. (same genus as fire ants, but given the size I'm guessing a thief ant instead)
… Seth Burgess, 7 August, 2017 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

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