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Wasp/Ant? 06.30.2009 008 - Colobopsis impressa - female
Copyright © 2009 Jerry Armstrong

Wasp/Ant? 06.30.2009 008 - Colobopsis impressa - Female
Moccasin Lake, Winston, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
June 30, 2009
Size: 6mm length
Another solitary ant(?), and again need help with ID, thanks in advance.

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Wasp/Ant? 06.30.2009 008 - Colobopsis impressa - female Wasp/Ant? 06.30.2009 008 - Colobopsis impressa
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Contributed by Jerry Armstrong on 30 June, 2009 - 1:36pm
Last updated 18 July, 2010 - 1:43pm

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Colobopsis.
… James C. Trager, 18 July, 2010 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Carpenter Ants.
… Charley Eiseman, 16 January, 2010 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps.
… Jerry Armstrong, 30 June, 2009 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

Ant, cool!
Cool! this is a "janitor ant" in the carpenter ant genus Camponotus, subgenus Colobopsis. The flattened face is used to plug the entrance to their nest, usually in a hollow twig. Awesome find! This one is a reproductive female (queen).
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 June, 2009 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

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