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Little Black Ant (Monomorium minimum)
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Copyright © 2012
Gacko
Ants -
Monomorium minimum
Desoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
June 11, 2012
Size: tiny
What kind of tiny black ant makes a home like this? Too small for my camera to pick up. There were three of these mounds together.
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Contributed by
Gacko
on 11 June, 2012 - 11:11pm
Last updated 23 April, 2021 - 11:39pm
Moved
Moved from
Ants
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Moving tentatively per James C. Trager's comments.
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 23 April, 2021 - 11:39pm
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Most likely the appropopriate
Most likely the appropopriately named
Monomorium minimum
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James C. Trager
, 13 September, 2012 - 1:33pm
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M. minimum
Thanks! I surely wish I'd been able to get a picture of the builders as I do't see any images similar to on the guide pages!
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Gacko
, 13 September, 2012 - 2:16pm
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