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Hercules Carpenter Ant (Camponotus herculeanus)
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Matthew Priebe
ants tending aphids -
Camponotus herculeanus
Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada
August 7, 2017
I actually would be happy with an ID of either the ants or the aphids... They were in high meadow habitat in the Northern Rockies.
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Contributed by
Matthew Priebe
on 25 January, 2018 - 11:57pm
Last updated 31 January, 2018 - 12:01pm
Moved
Well, now you have the ants.
Identifying the plant could help ID the aphids, b.t.w.
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James C. Trager
, 31 January, 2018 - 12:01pm
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Definately Common Fireweed.
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Matthew Priebe
, 31 January, 2018 - 1:53pm
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Moved
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Matthew Priebe
, 28 January, 2018 - 6:11pm
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I'd suggest moving the pic...
...to either Formicidae or Aphididae (or double-post to both families). You're more likely to get an ID that way.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 26 January, 2018 - 3:40pm
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