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Pyramid Ant Nest with Ant Mimic Jumping Spider - Dorymyrmex smithi
Copyright © 2012 Bryan E. Reynolds

Pyramid Ant Nest with Ant Mimic Jumping Spider - Dorymyrmex smithi
Cibola National Forest, Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
May 1, 1999
Another old slide scan. I remember this day as having a late snowstorm in the mountains while I took this shot. I saw this and just grabbed one frame. At the time, I had no idea there was also a jumping spider with the ants. The spider is center-left. Today, I'd work hard to get a bunch of shots. Live and learn, I guess.

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Contributed by Bryan E. Reynolds on 4 August, 2012 - 3:08pm
Last updated 7 August, 2012 - 9:28am

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The "spider" just looks like parts of two ants together in this 2-D image. At least the ant, a common one in the area, is recognizable to genus. The species is less certain, but this group badly needs revision, and after that, ID may only be possible under a microscope, in any case.
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Thanks, James, I greatly appr
Thanks, James, I greatly appreciate the help.
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