Small desert workers ID
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Small desert workers ID
Another colony I discovered in the dry rocky Mojave desert, harvesting a crushed m&m.
http://imgur.com/gallery/lqzKuN9
They are 2-3mm long and have a surprisingly painful bite. It's far from unbearable but I didn't expect to feel pain at all. Very interesting.
They are also very fast, making clear photos difficult.
Any ideas on the genus? Maybe even a species?
http://imgur.com/gallery/lqzKuN9
They are 2-3mm long and have a surprisingly painful bite. It's far from unbearable but I didn't expect to feel pain at all. Very interesting.
They are also very fast, making clear photos difficult.
Any ideas on the genus? Maybe even a species?
Ants kept
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Re: Small desert workers ID
it could my myrmocostus
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Re: Small desert workers ID
I think you might be right. That's really cool. I don't think they're truly honeypot ants but being in the same genus is cool.
Ants kept
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Re: Small desert workers ID
It would all depend on size but considering the size of the m&m they must be about 2-3 mm
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Re: Small desert workers ID
Definitely Myrmecocystus
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Re: Small desert workers ID
This is Dorymyrmex, possibly D. bicolor.
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