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Pachycondyla (Neoponera) verenae
Panamá

photograph © Alex Wild 2007

A worker ant of the hunting ant Pachycondyla verenae checks out the photographer.  The brown antennae help to distinguish this ant from the very similar species Pachycondyla apicalis.

 
Panamá, Panamá.: Parque Natural Metropolitano
08º59.61'N 79º32.84'W 100m. 5.viii.2007
Rainforest floor.
#AW2931, voucher specimen deposited at ALWC.

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This image was captured with a Canon EOS 20D, using a Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens.