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ant - Leptothorax canadensis - female
Copyright © 2013 tom murray

ant - Leptothorax canadensis - Female
Dixville, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
August 20, 2013
Size: 3.5 mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 20 August, 2013 - 9:47pm
Last updated 1 July, 2014 - 3:00pm

Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander)
Specimen now a photo-voucher. Thanks Tom and James!
… Brad Barnd, 1 July, 2014 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
What was I thinking?! Petiole is all wrong for Ste-namma, and color far too dark.
… James C. Trager, 1 July, 2014 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… tom murray, 17 September, 2013 - 8:07pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Stenamma*brevicorne.
Maybe Stenamma*brevicorne.
… James C. Trager, 17 September, 2013 - 6:39am login or register to post comments

Side view?
Are there other views available. A good head shot would be useful, too.
… James C. Trager, 21 August, 2013 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Additional views
Tom sent me the specimen, and I've uploaded a lateral and face view. Measured body length is 3.5 mm.

… Brad Barnd, 1 July, 2014 - 2:45am login or register to post comments

 
These helped jog my thinking.
These helped jog my thinking. Thanks, Brad.
… James C. Trager, 1 July, 2014 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

 
No, thank you!
… Brad Barnd, 1 July, 2014 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

 
This is all I got
I was tired and only took a couple dorsal shots before it started moving fast.
… tom murray, 21 August, 2013 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

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