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Nuptial Flight - Solenopsis invicta - male - female
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Nuptial Flight - Solenopsis invicta - Male Female
Palm City, Martin County, Florida, USA
June 8, 2019
A rather odd nuptial flight, this colony was killing most of its alates yet some managed to take off successfully.

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Contributed by Tleilaxu on 8 June, 2019 - 3:56pm

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