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Formica - Camponotus sayi
Copyright © 2014 Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara

Formica - Camponotus sayi
San Pedro River Valley, SE of San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
April 26, 2014
Size: ~10mm
I think this is some type of Wood Mound & Field Ant (Formica sp.). Found on leaves of a flowering Velvet Mesquite Tree (Prosopsis velutina). Thank you for your help.

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Contributed by Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara on 16 May, 2014 - 3:05pm
Last updated 20 May, 2014 - 3:50pm

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