Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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) » fusca group (Formica fusca group) » Formica subsericea
Photo#719805
black ants - Formica subsericea
Copyright © 2012 Mark H Brown

black ants - Formica subsericea
Sand Lake, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
August 19, 2012
Size: 6 mm
I believe they're feeding on some red aphids.
Contributed by Mark H Brown on 2 November, 2012 - 9:07pm
Last updated 3 November, 2012 - 1:30pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… James C. Trager, 3 November, 2012 - 1:30pm

Plant species? Habitat?
Can you provide this info?
… James C. Trager, 3 November, 2012 - 8:47am

 
Don't know the plant
Habitat was a nature trail that surrounds a small lake. The ants were photographed in area with scattered bushes among some tall grasses.
… Mark H Brown, 3 November, 2012 - 10:20am

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