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Clypeadon sp.
Roughly 10-12 millimeters in body length, colored as shown.
Several specimens were drinking nectar from a lone, blooming saltcedar tree (Tamarix sp.) in a vast open field of degraded shortgrass prairie with sunflower, yucca, prickly-pear cacti, and scattered elm trees.
Females of this solitary species provision their nest burrows with worker harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex sp.). A special clamp-like structure at the tip of the abdomen secures prey during transport.
Spotted on Jun 20, 2012
Submitted on Jan 12, 2014
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