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Brachymyrmex depilis
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Copyright © 2010
Ilona L.
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Brachymyrmex depilis
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 8, 2010
Size: less than 2mm
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Contributed by
Ilona L.
on 11 September, 2010 - 1:39pm
Last updated 8 December, 2010 - 6:43pm
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Brachymyrmex depilis
workers are usually subterranean in their activity, but recent mating flights have brought workers to the surface as they send off their winged sexual brothers and sisters.
Note the nine-segmented antennae typical of this genus.
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James C. Trager
, 15 September, 2010 - 4:45pm
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Lots of interesting info. Th
Lots of interesting info. Thanks. So is this one of the ants that serves as a reservoir for honeydew? I read the comments you made on this ant.
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Ilona L.
, 15 September, 2010 - 4:56pm
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