Pest Control - please identify these New Mexican ants

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please identify these New Mexican ants

Gordon

2006-05-04, 1:21 pm

observed by a friend's patio on the west side of the
Rio Grande in Albuquerque:

http://webpages.charter.net/slishman/ants.jpg

The bodies are a good 3/8" (9mm) long.

Many thanks!
Gordon

Lar

2006-05-05, 2:21 am

In article <1146756872.574107.120730@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>,
gordon.slishman@gmail.com says...

observed by a friend's patio on the west side of the

Rio Grande in Albuquerque:

http://webpages.charter.net/slishman/ants.jpg

The bodies are a good 3/8" (9mm) long.

Many thanks!

Gordon

<guessing> one of the harvester ants...maybe P.rugosus or rough
harvester ant.

Happybattles

2006-05-08, 3:21 pm

Yup, rough harvester ants looks like the best bet. Watch out because
those suckers sting readily and hurt like hell!

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