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These are the best of my photos along with some of my personal favorites.
All of my photos can be found here: http://www.formiculture.com/index.php/gallery/member/114-gregory2455/

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus (Harvester ants *** SPAM ***)

Pogonomyrmex californicus concolor (Harvester ant worker) (All red variant)

Pogonomyrmex californicus concolor (Harvester ant queen) (All red variant)

Myrmecocystus mexicanus (Honeypot ant queen) (Striped color variant)

Myrmecocystus mexicanus (Honeypot ant queen) (All yellow color variant)

Liometopum occidentale (Velvety tree ant queen with brood)

Pogonomyrmex californicus bicolor (Harvester ant queen) (Red and black variant)


More images coming soon!

Wow! Amazing ants. I am so jealous, as I've always wanted to keep Pogonomyrmex and Myrmecocystus, but they were never native to the places I lived. Great photos, Gregory!

AntsCanada wrote:Wow! Amazing ants. I am so jealous, as I've always wanted to keep Pogonomyrmex and Myrmecocystus, but they were never native to the places I lived. Great photos, Gregory!

Thank you!

Who likes Pheidole?

Aw! So tiny!

Pogonomyrmex californicus bicolor queen with her first worker.

Great photo's.

Care to share with us your method for creating such wonderful photos? Camera? Lighting? etc?

Myrmecocystus mexicanus filling up on some Blue 100.

Older picture of my first Myrmecocystus mimicus queen to get workers, along with a huge egg pile.


Ouch! Formica ravida worker defending her colony.


These massive Pogonomyrmex occidentalis mounds were found in Northern Arizona. I did break one open, but forgot to get pictures. The amount of brood and workers they had in there was crazy! Note the bare patch of land around their nests due to years of workers snatching up all seeds in the vicinity of the colony for food.