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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 » Solenopsidini » Fire Ants and Thief Ants (Solenopsis) » Fire Ants (Solenopsis Fire Ants) » Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)
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rafting ants on stems - Solenopsis invicta
Copyright © 2010 David Almquist

rafting ants on stems - Solenopsis invicta
Apalachicola NF, Tallahassee, Munson Trails, Leon County, Florida, USA
April 4, 2010
I'd assumed that these were fire ants that had gotten flooded out and had rafted and clung to vegetation, but they just looked a little odd and I thought that I'd get a second opinion before putting them into Solenopsis invicta.
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Contributed by David Almquist on 4 April, 2010 - 9:13pm
Last updated 23 April, 2010 - 4:21pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 April, 2010 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

Second opinion granted
These are indeed Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta). Such behavior helps to understand why they are so resilient.
… Richard Vernier, 23 April, 2010 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

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