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Carpenter ant with aphids - Camponotus modoc
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Carpenter ant with aphids - Camponotus modoc
Packer Saddle, Sierra County, California, USA
June 30, 2006
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Contributed by tom murray on 14 July, 2006 - 11:17pm
Last updated 15 July, 2006 - 7:34am

Camponotus modoc - minor worker
Combination of reddish legs and golden hue on the gaster is diagnostic for this nice Californian species.
Aphids are interesting too, by showing several stages from young nymphs to adults females of the apterous, viviparous parthenogetenic, phase. They should belong to the genus Cinara of family Lachnidae, like most Aphids tended by ants on Pinaceae trees.
… Richard Vernier, 15 July, 2006 - 5:06am login or register to post comments

 
Wow, that's great!!!
Getting the ant to species, and the aphids down to genus. I posted the picture again in the Cinara guide page. Thanks Richard!!
… tom murray, 15 July, 2006 - 7:41am login or register to post comments

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