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Large Ant in PA

Started By KGB2020 , May 18 2020 4:35 AM

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#1 Offline KGB2020 - Posted May 18 2020 - 4:35 AM

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Saw it on my porch. Delaware county PA. Half an inch long. Reddish brown with a darker head which was large and almost triangular. The end of the gaster was darker than the rest of the thorax. Looked like there was only one petiole at the waist. Mandibles had little hook at the end. Like the tip of a scimitar. I took a pic but do. It don’t know how to add it to this post.

#2 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted May 18 2020 - 4:38 AM

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Saw it on my porch. Delaware county PA. Half an inch long. Reddish brown with a darker head which was large and almost triangular. The end of the gaster was darker than the rest of the thorax. Looked like there was only one petiole at the waist. Mandibles had little hook at the end. Like the tip of a scimitar. I took a pic but do. It don’t know how to add it to this post.

Probably Camponotus sp., but impossible to tell without clear photos. If you do not know how to post photos, read this.

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Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#3 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted May 18 2020 - 1:30 PM

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