Worker ant 3mm

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Gardener
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Worker ant 3mm

Post: # 80973Post Gardener
Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:27 pm

My $5 macro lens!

This worker ant is about 3mm. Found it under a pine tree in Rhode Island near a salt marsh. The third picture has a pair of propodeal spines. My guess is Myrmica.


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AntsInMB
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Re: Worker ant 3mm

Post: # 80977Post AntsInMB
Wed Aug 11, 2021 7:45 pm

It could also be tetramorium immagrans

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Re: Worker ant 3mm

Post: # 81007Post 24withants
Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:42 pm

AntsInMB wrote:
Wed Aug 11, 2021 7:45 pm
It could also be tetramorium immagrans
I think your right.

Gardener
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Re: Worker ant 3mm

Post: # 81014Post Gardener
Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:53 pm

She has all the similarities as Tetramorium immigrans except that she is definitely bigger... the average worker for Tetramorium immigrans is under 3 mm and too challenging with my simple macro lens.

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Re: Worker ant 3mm

Post: # 83750Post AM1C39
Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:30 am

Wow that's some good photographie! ;)
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]

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