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Black ant with wings and red legs - Formica - male
Copyright © 2014 Bob Webster

Black ant with wings and red legs - Formica - Male
Skagit County, Washington, USA
July 31, 2014
It was at 6,800 ft. elevation.
Contributed by Bob Webster on 8 September, 2014 - 10:47am
Last updated 7 October, 2014 - 4:01pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Bob Webster, 7 October, 2014 - 4:00pm

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Formica male. My best guess for species-level ID would be F. pacifica, but this is highly tentative as there are a few other species from this species-group in your area and their identification using males hasn't been worked out.
… Brendon E. Boudinot, 7 October, 2014 - 3:52pm

 
Thank you!
Thank you for the help.
… Bob Webster, 7 October, 2014 - 4:00pm

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