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Wasp? Fly? Id request please. - Neivamyrmex - male
Copyright © 2020 Michael M.

Wasp? Fly? Id request please. - Neivamyrmex - Male
Harper, Gillespie County, Texas, USA
April 22, 2020
Size: Small
Found crawling around the top of a hugelkultur bed, bare soil.

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Wasp? Fly? Id request please. - Neivamyrmex - male Wasp? Fly? Id request please. - Neivamyrmex - male
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Contributed by Betelorion2 on 22 April, 2020 - 11:20am
Last updated 7 August, 2020 - 7:02pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Bob Biagi, 7 August, 2020 - 7:02pm login or register to post comments

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Awesome! This is a male army ant of the genus Neivamyrmex. Species-level ID is best done with a genital dissection.
… Brendon E. Boudinot, 7 August, 2020 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.

Yes, this is probably a male, with 7 abdominal segments.

Please re-crop these shots.
… Bob Biagi, 13 May, 2020 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

Ant reproductive?


Hold on to see if others agree.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 April, 2020 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

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