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Wordless Wednesday: Bee in Cactus Flower

Check this post for the life cycle of a sweat bee (Halictidae).

Ants of Tucson, Arizona: Wrap-up

Júlio came up with the correct answer to the questions in the last post.

Species 5 is Acromyrmex versicolor, and this worker was carrying a very large piece of caterpillar frass. As I noted in the comment, the frass is most likely from a Manduca rustica caterpillar, as there was a host tree nearby.

Ants of Tucson, Arizona: Mystery

The challenge: to see how many species of ants I could find in Tucson, Arizona in two hours.

Species 5:  You tell me.

To make this a little more fun, why don’t you tell me what the fifth species is.

Bonus:  What is this ant carrying?

Ants of Tucson, Arizona: Myrmecocystus placodops

The challenge: to see how many species of ants I could find in Tucson, Arizona in two hours.

Species 4. Myrmecocystus placodops

In addition to the usual suspects, Tuscon has quite a few interesting species.

What are those peeking out of a hole?

Taking a closer look, I found worker ants with black bodies, red heads and long [...]