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Photograph of a running red ant in side view on what looks like beach sand, her skin with a corduroy texture and a very shiny raised abdomen, holding a curled up ant in her mandibles.

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Photograph of a running red ant in side view on what looks like beach sand, her skin with a corduroy texture and a very shiny raised abdomen, holding a curled up ant in her mandibles.
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Alex Wild (alexwild@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 23:16:10 JST Alex Wild

Got this shot out in west Texas a couple days ago. It’s a Pogonomyrmex harvester ant sprinting across a sand dune carrying one of her nestmate sisters. The carried ant curls into a stereotypical pupal position to be easier to transport.

#Ants #Insects #Deserts #Pogonomyrmex

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