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aphid tending ants I've done a little research on these guys, but my visual vocabulary for ants isn't very good... I'm hoping maybe Stuart Nathaniel might be around for a little guidance. Black garden ant,Geotagged,Lasius niger,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

aphid tending ants

I've done a little research on these guys, but my visual vocabulary for ants isn't very good... I'm hoping maybe Stuart Nathaniel might be around for a little guidance.

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    Stuart
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    I believe this is the common garden ant, based on body make up and the tending of blackfly aphids Posted 8 years ago
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      morpheme
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      thanks! Posted 8 years ago
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        Stuart
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        My pleasure, I apologise for the delay in looking into this for you! Posted 8 years ago

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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 Stuart
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Uploaded Jun 8, 2017. Captured Jun 6, 2017 12:48 in Two Trees Trail, Woodinville, WA 98077, USA.
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  • X-E2
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO1600
  • 55mm