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 Pseudomyrmex sp. nr. pallidus
Purulhá, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala

photograph © Alex Wild 2003

Splitting open a dead twig reveals a nest of Pseudomyrmex, including a large queen ant (at right) whose abdomen is distended with eggs.



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