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A writing pen is included in this picture to demonstrate the very small size of these ants (photo courtesy of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture). |
| Wasmannia auropunctata is less than 2 millimeters in length,
orange/brown in color, and very slow-moving and sluggish. It has
long, pointy spines on the propodeum, 2 nodes (petiole and
postpetiole), and 2 grooves on the front of the head where the
antennae can lay at rest (antennal scapes).
If your specimens do not fit these characteristics, please start over with the key or send an email if you believe the key is flawed. |
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