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ant? - Camponotus planatus
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ant? - Camponotus planatus
University Park, Manatee County, Florida, USA
May 27, 2021
Contributed by sandytrailslvr on 27 May, 2021 - 4:58pm
Last updated 25 March, 2025 - 5:08pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Oliver Yung, 25 March, 2025 - 5:08pm

 
Thank you!
Thank you!
… sandytrailslvr, 25 March, 2025 - 9:39pm

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This male is likely a Lasius. He is somewhat difficult to evaluate because of the viewing angle, but the weird head-shape is kind of visible, and the enlarged "pear-shaped" pedicel is clear.
… Brendon E. Boudinot, 6 June, 2021 - 6:24am

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