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Camponotus ulcerosus
Arizona, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2006

A major and a minor worker of Camponotus ulcerosus, a southwestern desert ant.  The major workers of this species are more morphologically distinct than majors of most other North American Camponotus.

 
USA AZ Cochise Co.: 5km SSE Sierra Vista, Ramsey Canyon Road.  1460m 31º28.02´N 110º15.87´W 
22.iv.2006   Prosopis woodland, Sonoran desert.  Nest under stone.
A. L. Wild #AW2818, voucher specimens deposited at ALWC.

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