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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Myrmicinae
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Hymenoptera 8 18 09 01
Copyright © 2009 Karl Volkman

Hymenoptera 8 18 09 01
Curlew, Ferry County, Washington, USA
August 18, 2009
A small hymenopteran found in the lawn in front of the stage in the evening
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Contributed by Karl Volkman on 14 September, 2009 - 10:42pm
Last updated 8 November, 2009 - 3:45pm

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A closer shot of the wings or head would do the trick for confirming the genus-level det.
… Brendon E. Boudinot, 6 March, 2013 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Karl Volkman, 8 November, 2009 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants. The body shape looks very wrong for a formicid to me.
… Karl Volkman, 8 November, 2009 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Formicidae: Myrmicinae (male)
This is indeed a male ant, subfamily Myrmicinae (two constrictions in the abdomen - petiole and postpetiole).

Male ants are often drastically different looking than the females, often wasp-like.
… George Waldren, 8 November, 2009 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… George Waldren, 10 October, 2009 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

winged ant?
Not an expert but this looks like a winged ant to me.
… Ilona L., 15 September, 2009 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

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