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bigheaded ant

Pheidole megacephala

Description:

Thanks to Eric Noora for the ID... I think these ants are interesting looking, but tend to be cautious with them because they bite.

Habitat:

High desert, northern New Mexico.


1 species ID suggestions

Bigheaded Ant
Pheidole megacephala Pheidole megacephala

3 Comments

Eric Noora
Eric Noora a year ago

Glad to help textless. This is actually the soldier ant or major worker ant :-)

textless
textless a year ago

Thanks Eric!

Eric Noora
Eric Noora a year ago

You're right Textless. Its a bigheaded ant. Have a similar spotting which I am about to post as well. Yours is much clearer though :-)

New Mexico, USA

Lat: 36.56, Long: -107.87

Spotted on Sep 21, 2011
Submitted on Sep 21, 2011

Spotted for mission

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