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Red ant behavior - Camponotus castaneus - male
Copyright © 2012 stan gilliam

Red ant behavior - Camponotus castaneus - Male
Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
May 26, 2012
Size: ~1/2 in long
Interesting behavior...trophallaxis, feeding from one stomach to
another.

Photographed in studio.

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Red ant behavior - Camponotus castaneus - male Red ant behavior - Camponotus castaneus - male
Contributed by stan gilliam on 26 May, 2012 - 2:23pm

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