Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#273031
F8 - Myrmecocystus

F8 - Myrmecocystus
El Rancho Puerta Grande, Edwards County, Texas, USA
April 29, 2009
Size: 8mm

Images of this individual: tag all
F8 - Myrmecocystus F8 - Myrmecocystus F8 - Myrmecocystus F8 - Myrmecocystus F8 - Myrmecocystus

Moved
Moved from Honeypot Ants.

Myrmecocystus sp.
I believe your ant belongs to the genus Myrmecocystus.

 
Agreed
Yes, very long palps are indiciative of Myrmecocystus

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.