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Acromyrmex versicolor - Desert Leaf-Cutter Ant
Arizona, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2006

A mating swarm of desert leaf-cutter ants, Acromyrmex versicolor. This species flies in the mornings during Arizona's summer monsoon season.

 
USA AZ Pima Co.: Tucson Mountains 
32º15.817'N 111º03.762'W 750m. 8.vii.2006.
Mating swarm along side of road. 
#AW2840, voucher specimens deposited at ALWC.

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This image was captured with a Canon EOS 20D, using a Canon 100mm/2.8 USM macro lens.