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Ants - Forelius pruinosus

Ants - Forelius pruinosus
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
May 10, 2009
Size: 2mm (3/32")
Please help with ID.

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Dolichoderinae: Forelius
These are a somewhat Lasius-ish looking ant, but in another subfamily - Forelius pruinosus. Lasius spp. are not particularly abundant in most of Oklahoma, and even less so in the non-wooded habitats where Forelius occurs.

What's interesting here is how many are gathered on the surface. Makes me think maybe army ants or some other underground predators are bothering them below. Or had you just turned over the cover object and the ants were gathered on the underside?

 
thanks for the info
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maybe lasius?
i can't see close enough to tell

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