[NatureNS] Little Creatures

Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:15:01 -0300
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From: Angus MacLean <angusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Thanks, David. C. pennsylvanus's range is given as Quebec to Florida and
the illustration in my Guide (NAS to Insects &amp; Spiders) shows the
abdomen to be quite hairy so I wasn't sure if this was the same
species.<br>
Angus<br><br>
At 10:09 AM 8/13/2006, you wrote:<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Angus MacLean wrote:<br>
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This ant may not be the Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanus) but
this pic appears to show yellow hair on the abdomen. Is there a different
one in NS? <br><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/213661393/">
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/213661393/</a> <br>
</blockquote>Hi Angus &amp;
All,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Aug 13, 2006<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am not sure what your question is, but this does
look like <i>C. pennsylvanicus</i> based on Hansen &amp; Klotz's 2005 key
to major workers and a first hand unfamiliarity with ants; pale yellow or
white appressed pubescence on gaster about as long as erect hairs.
<br><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The gaster hair of <i>C. noveboracensis</i> is less
conspicuous, absent (?) on <i>C. herculeanus </i>and <i>C. nearcticus
</i>at 4.5-7.5 mm long is smaller than the previous three species (6-13
mm).<br><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</blockquote></body>
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