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Formica aserva
Northern Sierra Nevada, California, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2005

Formica aserva ants carry the carcass of a carpenter ant back to their nest.  Ants only rarely consume members of their own species, but they readily take more distant relatives.

 
USA CA, El Dorado Co.: 16 km E Georgetown, Blodgett Forest.  22.v.2005 38º55'N 120º40'W, 1260m.  Partially logged coniferous forest.
#AW2626, voucher specimens deposited at ALWC and UCDC.

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