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Ant(?) ID Request - Pittsburgh Area, PA, 9/17/17


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#1 Offline Yuki - Posted September 17 2017 - 4:32 PM

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Not sure if this is an ant or not, really. Might be a wasp or a male or something.

1. Suburban fountain in Pittsburgh area.

2. 9/17/17

3. Suburban yard

4. 3-4 mm

5. Black coloration

6. Antennae are not bent at all; they splay out from the head like a wasp's.

7. Not sure

8. Unknown

9. http://cdn.discordap...81888/image.jpg

http://cdn.discordap...91616/image.jpg


Edited by Yuki, September 17 2017 - 4:35 PM.


#2 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted September 17 2017 - 4:35 PM

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I'm going with wasp, but the pictures are too far away to really tell.


I accidentally froze all my ants 


#3 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted September 17 2017 - 4:51 PM

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Wasp.


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