Pogonomyrmex californicus
Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
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Pogonomyrmex californicus is one of the most common ant species in the deserts of southwestern North America. They are large, alert seed harvesting ants. This species varies somewhat in color- these workers have a black gaster, but many P. californicus are a more uniform orange-red color. 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, using a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens. |