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alexwild > The most northerly Acromyrmex species is the desert leafcutter A. versicolor. Here workers guard their nest entrance. California, USA.
alexwild > A mating swarm of the desert leafcutter Acromyrmex versicolor. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
alexwild > A mating swarm of the desert leafcutter Acromyrmex versicolor. The swarm is composed largely of males, as the arriving females are set upon almost immediately and fall to the ground in a ball of ants. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
alexwild > A mating swarm of the desert leafcutter Acromyrmex versicolor. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
alexwild > A single young queen leafcutter- hidden under piles of males- attracts dozens of hopeful mates in a frenzied ball of copulating ants. Acromyrmex versicolor. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
alexwild > A mating ball of desert leafcutters, Acromyrmex versicolor. The larger, red ant at the center is a young queen, the rest are males. Queens of this species mate with multiple males in one morning and store the sperm for use later.
alexwild > A newly-mated desert leafcutter queen, Acromyrmex versicolor, sheds her wings. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
alexwild > A queen leafcutter starts a new colony and a new fungus garden. Acromyrmex versicolor. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
alexwild > A mating swarm of the desert leafcutter Acromyrmex versicolor. These ants conduct spectacular early morning flights at the beginning of Arizona's monsoon season. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
The most northerly Acromyrmex species is the desert leafcutter A. versicolor. Here workers guard their nest entrance. California, USA.
alexwild > The most northerly Acromyrmex species is the desert leafcutter A. versicolor. Here workers guard their nest entrance. California, USA.
The most northerly Acromyrmex species is the desert leafcutter A. versicolor. Here workers guard their nest entrance. California, USA.
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