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Myrmicinae - Myrmica rubra
Copyright © 2013 Jay Smith

Myrmicinae - Myrmica rubra
Thompson Island, Boston Harbor, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
May 12, 2013
Contributed by Boston Harbor Islands PhotoBlitz on 24 May, 2013 - 1:58pm
Last updated 1 August, 2014 - 3:47pm

Moved
Moved from Myrmicinae.
… James C. Trager, 1 August, 2014 - 3:47pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Boston Harbor Islands PhotoBlitz, 12 June, 2013 - 8:22pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 1 June, 2013 - 10:53am

Myrmica rubra?
From the looks of the spine (one of two visible) on the propodeum I'd say it's a European Fire Ant.
… Wade Olsen, 24 May, 2013 - 5:18pm

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