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alexwild > Chrysina lecontei - Leconte's Scarab. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA. filename: lecontei1
alexwild > Tetramorium hispidum, along with its sister species T. spinosum, presents an unsolved evolutionary mystery of the North American ant fauna. Tetramorium, an ubiquitous and extraordinarily diverse genus in Africa and Asia, is nearly absent in the Americas. These two species, both confined to the desert Southwest, are the only native Tetramorium in the hemisphere. When and how the ancestor of these ants arrived is not known. Tucson, Arizona, USA
alexwild > Myrmecocystus mimicus worker leaving the nest to forage. Sycamore Canyon, Arizona, USA
alexwild > An alate Dorymyrmex insanus queen climbs a stick of grass to gain an altitudinal head start before departing on her mating flight. Tucson, Arizona, USA
alexwild > Myrmecocystus mimicus worker leaving the nest to forage. Sycamore Canyon, Arizona, USA
alexwild > An alate Dorymyrmex insanus queen climbs a stick of grass to gain an altitudinal head start before departing on her mating flight. Tucson, Arizona, USA
alexwild > Myrmecocystus mimicus worker leaving the nest to forage. Sycamore Canyon, Arizona, USA
alexwild > Myrmecocystus mimicus worker leaving the nest to forage. Sycamore Canyon, Arizona, USA
alexwild > Portrait of Tetramorium hispidum. The wrinkled texture of the head and body help reinforce the hard integument, providing a tough body armor. This ant is only about 4 millimeters long. Tucson, Arizona, USA
Chrysina lecontei - Leconte's Scarab. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA.

filename: lecontei1
alexwild > Chrysina lecontei - Leconte's Scarab. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA. filename: lecontei1
Chrysina lecontei - Leconte's Scarab. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA.

filename: lecontei1
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