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Silky Field Ant _ Formica subsericea - Formica subsericea
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Silky Field Ant _ Formica subsericea - Formica subsericea
Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska, USA
September 12, 2020
Found in a meadow beside the Minnechaduza Creek. Many leaves with identical ants and insect activity were scattered about the meadow. Perhaps the ants were feeding on honeydew from the smaller insects?

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Silky Field Ant _ Formica subsericea - Formica subsericea Silky Field Ant _ Formica subsericea - Formica subsericea
Contributed by Ken Martell on 12 September, 2020 - 6:23pm

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