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Formica wheeleri
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2003

Close-up of the head of the slave-raiding ant Formica wheeleri. The medial indentation of the clypeus (the "clypeal notch") is diagnostic of Formica in the sanguinea species group.



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