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Neivamyrmex nigrescens
Kansas City, Kansas, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2003

A raiding column of the army ant Neivamyrmex nigrescens traverses the forest floor in eastern Kansas.  This species is found coast to coast in the southern United States and northern Mexico.



This image is copyrighted by the photographer and cannot be used without permission. To obtain permission to use this image, please email Alex Wild. (alwild (at) myrmecos.net).  Most of the photographs on myrmecos.net are reduced from their original size and compressed for more efficient web transmission.  In some cases, higher quality versions are available.

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