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ants tending aphids - Formica
Copyright © 2009 Lynette Elliott

ants tending aphids - Formica
Pack Forest, Pierce County, Washington, USA
July 11, 2009
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 16 July, 2009 - 10:51pm
Last updated 12 March, 2010 - 5:40pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 March, 2010 - 5:40pm

Subfamily Formicinae
Formica rufa group, probably F. integroides, one of the two most common species of that region. But in reality, ID without specimens is treacherous in this group.
… James C. Trager, 12 March, 2010 - 4:11pm

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