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Ant 2, with wings - Hypoponera
Copyright © 2011 Scott Peden

Ant 2, with wings - Hypoponera
Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Headquarters area, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
March 5, 2011
Size: 2+mm w/o wings
The posts ring a field of Sedges, with some Live Oaks and 1 Douglas Fir, and a grove of Coastal redwoods nearby. As I recall this is under a mature Coastal Live Oak.

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Contributed by Scott Peden on 22 April, 2011 - 2:51am
Last updated 22 April, 2011 - 4:41pm

Moved
This just about has to be the ubiquitous H. opacior, but one can't see the confirming characters of the petiole, so genus will have to suffice.
… James C. Trager, 22 April, 2011 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

 
petiole
The ant bee wasp glossary won't open
http://www.sharkeylab.org/~irene/sharkeylab/sharkeyGlossary.php

but I have pixels to spare, for more cropping. I have about twice this image size available.
In flowers petiole is the leaf stem, hopefully you don't need the body connector under the wings, my camera isn't that good.
… Scott Peden, 23 April, 2011 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a ponerine or an a
Looks like a ponerine or an amblyoponine to me.
… J. Anderson, 22 April, 2011 - 6:40am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 22 April, 2011 - 4:02am login or register to post comments

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