Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Formicinae » Formicini » Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants (Formica)
Photo#667436
Dolichoderinae ? - Formica
Copyright © 2012 Stuart Tingley

Dolichoderinae ? - Formica
Petit-Cap, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
June 25, 2012
Size: est. 8mm ??
On beach of sand dune in eastern New Brunswick. The winged insect may also be an ant? Thanks for any guidance.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Stuart Tingley on 2 July, 2012 - 6:21pm
Last updated 3 July, 2012 - 6:38am

Moved
Moved from Odorous Ants.
… Stuart Tingley, 3 July, 2012 - 6:38am login or register to post comments

Formica sp. - worker (Formicinae)
Difficult to tell for sure, at this magnification level, whether this worker belongs to the sanguinea-group, the rufa-group or else is a F. exsectoides. Contrary to Europe, all "red" Formica look confusingly alike in North-America.
The black "prey" (maybe only scavenged) is indeed a winged ant: a male Carpenter Ant, most likely C. noveboracensis just like the female you posted.
… Richard Vernier, 2 July, 2012 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks so much for the information!
… Stuart Tingley, 3 July, 2012 - 6:32am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact