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Black Ants with Larvae - Tapinoma sessile
Copyright © 2009 Shelly Cox

Black Ants with Larvae - Tapinoma sessile
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, USA
April 8, 2009
Size: 1/4 inch (approx.)
These tiny black ants were found under a rock in my yard. There were well over a hundred of them present, most of them guarding an egg. Any clues to genus or species?
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Contributed by Shelly Cox on 10 April, 2009 - 2:01pm
Last updated 14 April, 2010 - 8:25pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 February, 2010 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

Tapinoma sessile.
Tapinoma sessile.
… Inquiline, 10 February, 2010 - 9:40am login or register to post comments

Larvae?
Those are awfully big to be eggs of this species...
… Charley Eiseman, 7 May, 2009 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

 
James Trager confirmed these
James Trager confirmed these are larvae.
… Shelly Cox, 14 April, 2010 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

Could be
Looks like a Tapinoma species to me. Maybe someone else can confirm that. Lasius is another possibility but let someone else voice their opinion.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 10 April, 2009 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Yah,
I agree, it does look like Tapinoma.
… Ant Catcher11, 19 April, 2009 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

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