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Pogonomyrmex barbatus - red harvester ant
New Mexico, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2005

Harvester ant workers gather at the nest entrance.  The broad heads of these desert ants house powerful muscles for milling the seeds they collect.

 
USA NM Hidalgo Co.: 4 km NW Rodeo
1240m  31º53´N 109º03´W  6.viii.2005 
Chihuahuan Desert  #AW2646, 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.