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Neivamyrmex melanocephalus - army ant
Arizona, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2006

Portrait of an army ant.

 
USA AZ Santa Cruz Co.: Sycamore Canyon, 
24km WNW Nogales. 1200m 31º25´N 111º12´W 
11.xi.2006 Oak-Juniper woodland, raiding column of ants under stones and above ground.
A. L. Wild #AW2871, voucher specimens in ALWC.

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This image was captured with a Canon EOS 20D, using a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.