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Ant Cones - Atta mexicana
Copyright © 2008 Ken O'Brien

Ant Cones - Atta mexicana
Tonto National Forest, Gila County, Arizona, USA
October 1, 2008
These cones were built by the ants in my previous image titled, "Harvester Ant Confirmation."

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Contributed by Ken O'Brien on 17 January, 2009 - 6:40pm
Last updated 18 January, 2009 - 3:10am

Linking
The help section has info on how to link images of the same specimen together. I did these two for you.
http://bugguide.net/help/images
… John R. Maxwell, 17 January, 2009 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You
Thanks, John, this was my first post.
… Ken O'Brien, 18 January, 2009 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

I don't know anything about ants, but I'm curious...
What are the dimensions of those cones?
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 17 January, 2009 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Leafcutters
I just posted a picture of a single cone for better perspective. The inner dimension of that particular cone is about 6 inches.
… Ken O'Brien, 18 January, 2009 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

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