 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus worker standing perched on a rock. The ants often pause on top of pebbles and rocks, seeming to look around. I don't know why they do this, though.... |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant), worker carrying insect prey back to nest |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant), worker gathering nectar from young prickly pear cactus bud. The ant's gaster is so distended that it looks like a balloon ready to pop. |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant), worker. |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant), worker, closeup of head. |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant), worker, grooming on prickly pear cactus bud. |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant), worker, grooming on prickly pear cactus bud. |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant), worker, closeup of head. |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant), worker guarding nest entrance. |
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