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Ants 4 - Solenopsis - female
Copyright © 2008 Jonas Insinga

Ants 4 - Solenopsis - Female
Truck stop off of Interstate 20, South Carolina, USA
August 14, 2008
Size: 2-3 mm?
Ok, this was interesting. One spot on the flats by the truck stop was still damp (there were small pools of water left), presumably from a rain shower, perhaps the day before, and ants were either evacuating or were perhaps trying to remove water (don't know).
They were carrying larvae & pupa with them.

What do you folks think?

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Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 25 August, 2008 - 1:30pm
Last updated 12 September, 2008 - 11:32pm

Solenopsis
I think they're fire ants.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 25 August, 2008 - 1:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah!
Looks like it. Kaufman's Field Guide to Insects of North America has photos of them (or at least a similarly looking insects).
… Jonas Insinga, 25 August, 2008 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

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