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Hard at work - Solenopsis
Copyright © 2006 Carla Finley

Hard at work - Solenopsis
Venice, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
April 8, 2006
Size: very small
I sat on the swing and watched these guys for a long time before I realized I had the camera. Looks like some sort of pupae (about a 1/2 inch or smaller) they were dragging.
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Contributed by Carla Finley on 11 April, 2006 - 9:13am
Last updated 25 June, 2007 - 4:17pm

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Moved from Ants.
… George Waldren, 25 June, 2007 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

Fire ants (Solenopsis sp.) - workers
They were indeed dragging a Lepidopteran pupa, or Chrysalis. Maybe someone can go to a narrower ID with this unlucky prey.
… Richard Vernier, 11 April, 2006 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

Fire ants (Solenopsis sp.) - workers
They are several Fire ant species in the South-Eastern States, some of them introduced from tropical America. However, it seems this one is the common native one.
… Richard Vernier, 11 April, 2006 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

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