possible braconid wasp - Formica

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possible braconid wasp - Formica

Windsor, Ontario, Canada
July 6, 2013

Observed on colicroot, Aletris farinosa at 7:21am. Habitat was open tall grass prairie.

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Contributed by Victoria MacPhail on 27 August, 2013 - 12:39pm
Last updated 27 August, 2013 - 3:05pm

Moved

Moved from Ants.

… James C. Trager, 27 August, 2013 - 3:05pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 27 August, 2013 - 2:18pm

aqlate ant, actually

for ther future: please make sure to crop down just to the bug any images posted for identification purposes

… v belov, 27 August, 2013 - 1:05pm

alate ant stage, not aqlate?

I think maybe you had a typo and meant alate not aqlate. Thanks for clarifying that it is not a wasp though! I will also crop pictures further in future.

… Victoria MacPhail, 27 August, 2013 - 1:16pm

yup; sorry about the typo... fat fingers :/

… v belov, 27 August, 2013 - 1:22pm

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