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Monomorium floricola
Panamá

photograph © Alex Wild 2007

Monomorium ants tend a mealybug for honeydew.

 
Panamá: Isla Contadora
08º38N 79º02'W 5m
vii.2007. 

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