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Queen's Forewing Venation - Camponotus modoc - female
Copyright © 2010 Mandy Howe

Queen's Forewing Venation - Camponotus modoc - Female
Enumclaw, Forested Unincorporated King County, Washington, USA
April 20, 2010
Size: 17mm
She ran around "flitting" in the cup and preening all the time and eventually I saw both the forewings just fall off. I guess it's a natural process? She even dragged them around in her mouth for a little bit, moving them to different sides of the container. In the last image of this set you can see her without the forewings.

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Contributed by Mandy Howe on 26 April, 2010 - 6:34am
Last updated 12 April, 2012 - 3:20am

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