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Brachymyrmex? - Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Brachymyrmex? - Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Plymouth Elementary School, Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA
July 17, 2023
At dusk. Attracted(?) to cucumber slice I put on the ground in the Emerald Necklace native plant garden. The invertebrate community there is largely (if not wholly) composed of degraded-habitat species. I used cucumber to discourage ant visitation because it isn't very sugary, and this worker seemed not very interested (it ran around seemingly without stopping to drink), so my plan seems to be working.

In the past I also tried putting petals here, but those were quickly decimated by Ambigolimax and Armadillidium.

Moved
Moved from Ants.

was several inches away.

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