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Swarming bicolored pyramid ants - Dorymyrmex bicolor - male - female

Swarming bicolored pyramid ants - Dorymyrmex bicolor - Male Female
Earlimart, Tulare County, California, USA
April 18, 2006
Both the large princess and the small drone are shown with the workers.
This very common species in San Joaquin Valley can be easily distinguished from similar-looking fire ants by its pungent odor.