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Florida harvester ant - Pogonomyrmex badius
Copyright © 2005 Machele White

Florida harvester ant - Pogonomyrmex badius
Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida, USA
November 10, 2005
Size: 11mm
Major worker. To get an accurate measurement, I caught minor and major workers in vials, then released.
Contributed by Machele White on 12 November, 2005 - 6:25am
Last updated 4 March, 2012 - 10:42am

Nice series!
Do you have a shot of the entire mound? There's a description on the UF site but no picture - I think it would be a good addition here.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 12 November, 2005 - 7:59am

 
Thank you
Hannah.
… Machele White, 12 November, 2005 - 10:09am

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