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Pollen Gathering Ants These guys look like carpenter ants, but they were working away at the flowers. Gathering pollen, I assume. Black garden ant,Geotagged,Lasius niger,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Pollen Gathering Ants

These guys look like carpenter ants, but they were working away at the flowers. Gathering pollen, I assume.

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The Black garden ant

The black garden ant is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus ''Lasius'', found all over Europe and in some parts of North America and Asia. It is monogynous, meaning colonies have a single queen.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by supratipb
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Uploaded May 1, 2015. Captured Apr 30, 2015 14:58 in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 2013 U.S. 2, Leavenworth, WA 98826, USA.
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  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm