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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Myrmicinae » Stenammini » Spine-waisted Ants (Aphaenogaster) » fulva-rudis-texana complex (Aphaenogaster fulva-rudis-texana complex) » Winnow Ant (Aphaenogaster rudis)
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The Queen has Laid Eggs and Workers are starting to Dig! - Aphaenogaster rudis - female
Copyright © 2012 Sean McVey

The Queen has Laid Eggs and Workers are starting to Dig! - Aphaenogaster rudis - Female
Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
September 4, 2012
Size: 6-7 mm
Last night was the ant's first night in my farm and this morning I noticed a small wad of eggs! Also last night I noticed the ants expanding the "starter Tunnels" a bit, and this morning I was able to get a picture of one with a grain of sand in it's jaws.
Edit- I didn't even notice the queen is sitting in plain sight in this picture!

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Contributed by Sean McVey on 4 September, 2012 - 9:42am
Last updated 21 December, 2012 - 3:38pm

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