Ant - Formica neorufibarbis

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Copyright © 2014 Mardon Erbland

Ant - Formica neorufibarbis

N47.792686 W52.781753, Pouch Cove, Northeast Avalon, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
May 15, 2014
Size: 6 mm jaws to body rear

I was digging in the ground with a trowel looking for centipedes when I unexpectedly dug into an ant hill. I found the ants about 4:45PM and brought them home for the photos.

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Contributed by Mardon Erbland on 15 May, 2014 - 5:39pm
Last updated 16 May, 2014 - 1:05pm

Moved

Moved from Ants.

… James C. Trager, 16 May, 2014 - 1:05pm

Moved

Moved from Ants.

… James C. Trager, 16 May, 2014 - 1:04pm

Formica neorufibarbis

Looks like Formica neorufibarbis to me.

… Ben Coulter, 15 May, 2014 - 9:15pm

In same colony...

Thank you for your tentative ID. Here's a link to another ant that was living in the same colony.

I got them both in the same scoop of earth. There were dozens of them running around once I disturbed the colony. The soil was mostly rocky and moist which is why I was looking for centipedes but I noticed that the soil where the ants were was unusually sandy. Might this second ant help confirm your ID of Formica neorufibarbis?

… Mardon Erbland, 16 May, 2014 - 7:19am

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