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Dorymyrmex insanus and Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2003

A Dorymyrmex ant inspects a red harvester ant that has wandered too close to its nest.



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This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, using a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.