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Pheidole rhea
Arizona, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2005

 
Portrait of a minor worker of Pheidole rhea, North America's largest Pheidole species.

 
USA AZ Cochise Co.:  10 km NNW Portal 
31º59'N 109º12'W 1500m.
Chiricahua desert, limestone outcrop.
8.viii.2005   #AW2653, voucher specimens deposited at ALWC.


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