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Ant worker ID

Started By Iddizy , Jan 16 2017 5:54 PM

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#1 Offline Iddizy - Posted January 16 2017 - 5:54 PM

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Found these guys while I was out hunting in Los Banos Ca they were floating on top of water in a group it was about 250-300 total they have about 5 Queens have a bad smell when disturbed about the size or Argentine ants.
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#2 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted January 16 2017 - 6:04 PM

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Tapinoma sessile. As you've noticed, these ants have a lot of similarity to Linepithema. The best way to tell them apart is to look for their petiolar scale. Linepithema have a more typical sharp, vertical scale, while Tapinoma have a flat, seemingly absent scale.

Edited by Batspiderfish, January 17 2017 - 6:52 AM.

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