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Formica subsericea
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Copyright © 2013
Tom Klein
Ant -
Formica subsericea
Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
June 4, 2013
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Contributed by
Tom Klein
on 4 June, 2013 - 5:51pm
Last updated 12 June, 2013 - 3:27pm
Moved
Rounded rear border of head, visible in some photos, and antennal scape notably longer than head length (not including mandibles) clinch this species identification. A very abundant ant in the upper Midwest.
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James C. Trager
, 12 June, 2013 - 3:27pm
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Size?
Looks like
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
. How big was it?
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John F. Carr
, 4 June, 2013 - 7:42pm
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Smaller?
I don't trust my estimates, but I think it was smaller than C. pennsylvanicus. I was thinking it was one of the Formica referenced at [cite:771735].
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Tom Klein
, 4 June, 2013 - 10:11pm
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This is indeed a Formica (fusca group)
Either F: subsericea or F. glacialis. Excellent quality of these pics should allow a North-American expert to know for sure.
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Richard Vernier
, 5 June, 2013 - 11:31pm
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