ant - Ponera pennsylvanica

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ant - Ponera pennsylvanica

Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 13, 2008
Size: 4mm

I thought this was an ant until I saw the enlarged picture and it looks like it has tiny wing stubs.

Contributed by tom murray on 13 September, 2008 - 10:19pm
Last updated 13 September, 2008 - 11:22pm

a ponerine ant, i believe

… v belov, 13 September, 2008 - 10:59pm

Thanks

This one must be a new queen or a male that just dropped it's wings.

… tom murray, 13 September, 2008 - 11:23pm

Just curious

How was this ID made? There isn't much in the info page and I don't know what to look for.

… Beatriz Moisset, 18 September, 2008 - 1:11pm

I'm going by the comment

by Don Chsndler under this picture about there only being one species in New England for this genus.

… tom murray, 18 September, 2008 - 3:35pm

in these guys, all indiv. look about the same,

they're funny primitive ants

… v belov, 14 September, 2008 - 8:52am

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