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Pheidole obscurithorax - South American Big-Headed Ant
Florida, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2008

 Minor (left) and major workers of Pheidole obscurithorax, a species from subtropical South America that was introduced accidentally to the southeastern United States and has been spreading slowly along the gulf coast.
  

USA Florida: Escambia Co.
Pensacola
9.i.2009 30º27.841'N 87º14.504'W, 30m
Urban park, nest in sandy soil
voucher specimens 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.