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bigheaded ant

Pheidole megacephala

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Field Notes

Description:

Thanks to Eric Noora for the ID... I think these ants are interesting looking, but tend to be cautious with them because they bite.

Habitat:

High desert, northern New Mexico.

Species ID Suggestions

Bigheaded Ant

Pheidole megacephala

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Eric Noora
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Comments (3)
Eric Noora
Glad to help textless. This is actually the soldier ant or major worker ant :-)
Eric Noora
You're right Textless. Its a bigheaded ant. Have a similar spotting which I am about to post as well. Yours is much clearer though :-)

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