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Smaller Yellow Ant - Lasius claviger
Copyright © 2013 Nancy Kent

Smaller Yellow Ant - Lasius claviger
Wildwood Park; Radford, Virginia, USA
November 21, 2013
Size: ~ 10 mm
Is this an ant? If so, what kind, please? If not, what is it?

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Contributed by Nancy Kent on 21 November, 2013 - 7:35pm
Last updated 17 February, 2014 - 9:50am

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Yes, ant ant, commonly encountered in fall. But even so, this is late. Is Nov. 21 the date of the photo, or of the posting of a photo taken earlier? If the photo was taken earlier, please edit to put in that date. Thanks.
… James C. Trager, 22 November, 2013 - 8:03am

 
Yes, Nov. 21 is the date I took the pic.
The little ant was crawling along a rail of a bridge over the creek in our wooded park yesterday. Our weather has run sort of warm and cold this fall.
Thanks, James for the ID!
BTW - Is this a queen?
… Nancy Kent, 22 November, 2013 - 8:22am

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Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 November, 2013 - 7:57pm

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