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fusca group (Formica fusca group)
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Copyright © 2008
Mike "troll" Dame
harvester ants? -
Formica
antioch/black diamond mines, contra costa County, California, USA
May 2, 2008
nest was under a rock
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Contributed by
Mike "troll" Dame
on 3 May, 2008 - 12:33pm
Last updated 3 October, 2019 - 4:07pm
Silky Ants (Formica sp., fusca group) - workers
An extensively red species of this group, maybe Formica mocki. Harverster Ants, either Messor or Pogonomyrmex, belong to subfamily Myrmicinae.
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Richard Vernier
, 3 May, 2008 - 2:13pm
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ahh
thanx ive always wondered who they were.
so if they start climbing up my legs im not going to suddenly want to scream and rip off my pants like Pogo make people do?
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Mike "troll" Dame
, 3 May, 2008 - 2:34pm
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