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Wasmannia auropunctata - Little Fire Ant
Panamá

photograph © Alex Wild 2007

A trail of little fire ants heads up the side of a palm tree.  Like many myrmicine ants, Wasmannia has a well-developed system of recruitment to food sources and is often seen forming trails leading to and from resources.

 
Panamá, Panamá.: Gamboa
09º07.0'N 79º42.1'W 35m. 28.vii.2007
Trail of ants on palm trunk.
#AW2917, voucher specimens deposited at ALWC.

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