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Formica exsectoides Forel
Spotted on Jun 25, 2011
Submitted on Jul 8, 2011
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Okay, let me know if you figure out which one it is!!
Color & shape are wrong for Formica exsectoides. This is another Formica in the rufa species group, not sure which one.
At Fintry Provincial Park where I was camping in June. I also took photos of the same ant hill at the exact same place a year ago in June, 2010! It is right at the base of a tree and if you get too close when taking the photos, they will climb all over you.....
I am not 100% sure of the ID but it seems the most likely from what I read on the internet.
Where did you find this ant hill?
Where did you find this ant hill?
I see in a post on pestproducts.com that there are many of these in southwestern Interior BC now. They are called Allegheny Mound Ants and I have never heard of them before!
Harvester ants mostly seen ground and trees and behave very much in discipline manner. Always in queue and in large count.
Thanks, I will look these up. I see that there are an estimated 22,000 ant species on earth! about 12,500 of these have been studied and identified. Wow!
Look like a harvester ants group.