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Queen - Brachymyrmex depilis
Copyright © 2013 Sean McVey

Queen - Brachymyrmex depilis
Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
July 4, 2013

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WORKER Size Comparison - Brachymyrmex depilis many sizes of workers - Brachymyrmex depilis Queen - Brachymyrmex depilis
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Contributed by Sean McVey on 10 August, 2013 - 10:34pm

What more can you tell us abo
What more can you tell us about the circumstances in which you found these ants and chose these particular images, Sean?
… James C. Trager, 3 January, 2015 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

 
Sure!
Trying to complete my series comparing queen ants to their workers on white (ants from my yard, at least).
I had *finally* located an actual colony of these ants, I sometimes found them wandering around above ground but never knew where they came from. I carefully dug them up, following tunnels and chambers with literally a pair of tweezers because theyr'e so small. I collected any ants I found with a pooter until I finally located the queen, almost 6 inches beneath the surface. Of course a few weeks later they went on their mating flights all over my yard and I realized I totally didn't have to waste so many hours trying to dig them up.
… Sean McVey, 3 March, 2015 - 11:48pm login or register to post comments

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