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Camponotus fragilis
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Copyright © 2011
margarethe brummermann
Under a rock -
Camponotus fragilis
Picture Rocks, NW of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
February 15, 2011
This is an ant species that I rarely see in our backyard
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Contributed by
margarethe brummermann
on 16 March, 2011 - 5:01pm
Last updated 17 March, 2011 - 9:45am
Moved
Note the typical "Camponotus thorax" (smooth low curve, tapering posteriad). As the color indicates, usually a strictly nocturnal species.
Compare to this differently built
Myrmecocystus
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James C. Trager
, 17 March, 2011 - 9:45am
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neat
thanks Dr. Trager. The head was what really made me think myrmecocystus..
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J. Anderson
, 18 March, 2011 - 7:51pm
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Perhaps a Myrmecocystus speci
Perhaps a Myrmecocystus species?
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J. Anderson
, 16 March, 2011 - 5:44pm
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That was my first idea, too
I'll take one with me to the UAIC tomorrow
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margarethe brummermann
, 16 March, 2011 - 6:13pm
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