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Thatching ants - Formica obscuripes - female
Copyright © 2011 Matthew Priebe

Thatching ants - Formica obscuripes - Female
Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Clallam County, Washington, USA
August 10, 2011
These ants were in high flower meadows of the Olympic Mountains.

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Thatching ants - Formica obscuripes - female Thatching ants - Formica obscuripes - female Thatching ants - Formica obscuripes - female
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Contributed by Matthew Priebe on 12 December, 2011 - 11:22pm
Last updated 7 January, 2013 - 1:55am

Moved
Mr Boudinot has got it! And what is the species of plant?
… James C. Trager, 13 December, 2011 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks to all for the ID.
As to the flowers, I can't tell you what species. But I can say that it was the only species that the ants were feeding from, among all the wide variety that were blooming at the time.
… Matthew Priebe, 13 December, 2011 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 December, 2011 - 5:13am login or register to post comments

Can only be
Formica obscuripes around our parts! Feeding at Caryophyllaceous flowers? Cool observation.
… Brendon E. Boudinot, 12 December, 2011 - 11:29pm login or register to post comments

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