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Photo#75814
ant carrying larva - Aphaenogaster

ant carrying larva - Aphaenogaster
Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 7, 2006
Size: 3.3mm
Three of these were on the underside of a gilled mushroom.

Moved
Moved from subgenus Attomyrma.

Moved
Moved from Ants.
Charlie, I think you're right. The legs have the same bulges in both pictures.

If I knew what was good for me
I would steer clear of trying to put names on ants, but this sure looks like an Aphaenogaster to me.
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