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veggie ant 2 - Novomessor albisetosus
Copyright © 2009 Bob Beatson

veggie ant 2 - Novomessor albisetosus
Arivaca Cienega, Buenos Aires NWR, Pima County, Arizona, USA
March 29, 2009
Same ant colony as just posted. Another individual with plant material.
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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 30 March, 2009 - 4:44pm
Last updated 9 December, 2010 - 11:39am

Moved
Moved from Myrmicinae.
… James C. Trager, 9 December, 2010 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 February, 2010 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

Moving -
to Ants for now...
… Ken Schneider, 28 April, 2009 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

There are a couple of things
There are a couple of things it could be however the scale of the images make it a bit tough to tell. My first thought was Aphaenogaster cockerelli, how when I saw the second I thought Pogonomyrmex rugosus. So now I am thinking along the lines of a Pheidole species. The apparent difference in head shape and size in the two specimens is pushing me towards Pheidole. A better side view would help alot.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 31 March, 2009 - 7:22am login or register to post comments

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