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Female reproductive, Atta mexicana? - Atta mexicana - female
Copyright © 2019 Salvador Vitanza

Female reproductive, Atta mexicana? - Atta mexicana - Female
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 24, 2019
Coordinates: 31.335470, -110.936884
Elevation: 3,942 ft
A neighbor brought me this female ant and a dead male of the same species. She informed me that she noticed children playing with similar ants early morning.
I decided to take a few shots of this ant in my patio, but lost her when she crossed a chain-link fence. I suspect that she flew away because it proved impossible to find.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 24 July, 2019 - 9:01am
Last updated 24 July, 2019 - 9:09pm

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