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kitchen ant - Prenolepis imparis
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kitchen ant - Prenolepis imparis
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
February 13, 2013
Size: 4mm
I put down a few drops of sugar-water syrup to encourage them to hold still. We seem to get two kinds of similar-looking (from 6 ft up) ants in the house. Horrible stinky ones, and these, which I tolerate hoping they're keeping the odorous ones at bay.

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Contributed by johnnotis on 18 February, 2014 - 12:10am
Last updated 18 February, 2014 - 11:57am

Moved
First, though not completely surprising Bugguide record for this species from Oregon.
… James C. Trager, 18 February, 2014 - 11:57am

Moved for expert attention.
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 February, 2014 - 4:13am

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