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Tetramorium hispidum
Arizona, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2007

Portrait of a Tetramorium. The wrinkled texture of the head and body help reinforce the hard integument, providing a tough body armor.  This ant is only about 4 millimeters long.  

 
USA AZ Pima Co.: E Catalina Highway 
32º17'N 110º45'W 830m. 17.vii.2007.
Ant nest in soil, in shade of Prosopis tree.
#AW2912, 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.