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Ants and queen? - Aphaenogaster tennesseensis
Copyright © 2013 Marci Hess

Ants and queen? - Aphaenogaster tennesseensis
Blanchard township, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
August 10, 2013
Could that be a queen they are attending to? There is freshly excavated wood chips in the area. Off the left-hand side is some white-ish looking things (bugs or fungus) that I found curious as well.

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Ants and queen? - Aphaenogaster tennesseensis Ants and queen? - Aphaenogaster tennesseensis
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Contributed by Marci Hess on 17 November, 2013 - 4:49pm
Last updated 19 November, 2013 - 6:53am

Moved
No queen in this picture; she would look like this:
… James C. Trager, 19 November, 2013 - 6:53am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your help with thi
Thanks for your help with this. Any idea of what the large "thing" that looks enclosed in a clear bag is?
… Marci Hess, 19 November, 2013 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

 
The large "thing" is a scale insect (Coccoidea)
These hemipterans produce sweet honeydew just like Aphids, hence their attractiveness for the ants.
… Richard Vernier, 19 November, 2013 - 7:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 17 November, 2013 - 4:54pm login or register to post comments

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