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Little black ant beats big red ant - Formica subsericea
Copyright © 2014 Timothy Reichard

Little black ant beats big red ant - Formica subsericea
Patuxent Research Refuge North Tract, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
April 19, 2014
A section of woodland/wetland trail had these black ants running back and forth across it. Two black ants each carried a larger, red-brown ant. Warzone? Which species?

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Little black ant beats big red ant - Formica subsericea Little black ant beats big red ant - Camponotus castaneus
Contributed by Timothy Reichard on 19 April, 2014 - 6:41pm
Last updated 21 April, 2014 - 2:00pm

Moved
Prey (probably scavenged) is Camponotus*castaneus.
… James C. Trager, 21 April, 2014 - 2:00pm

Moved for expert attention.
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 April, 2014 - 7:03pm

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