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Argentine Ant

Linepithema humile

Photo by rbumrbum
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Has very thin nodes with a spike on top between thorax and abdomen. Eating an apple.

Habitat:

Native to northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil, invasive to South Africa, New Zealand, Japan, Easter Island, Australia, Hawaii, Europe, and the United States.

Reference Links:

Argentine Ant - Linepithema humile - Overview, Argentine ant

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
rbumrbum
Behind the pair of hind legs and after the abdomen which is the thinnest part of the body and is not the neck.

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