Liometopum occidentale - velvety tree ant Lake County, California, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Liometopum

is a dolichoderine ant genus found in Asia and North America. Colonies of these aggressive insects are large and are often found nesting in the dead interior of mature living trees. The three North American species are restricted to the western part of the continent.

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Liometopum apiculatum workers in alarm posture.

Portal, Arizona, USA

Inside a nest of Liometopum apiculatum workers have piled developing brood up under a sun-warmed rock. Heat accelerates the process of metamorphosis.

Portal, Arizona, USA

Friend or Foe? Two workers of the tree ant Liometopum luctuosum check each other out.

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA

Liometopum occidentale - velvety tree ant

Lake County, California, USA

Liometopum occidentale - velvety tree ant

Lake County, California, USA

Liometopum occidentale

Solano County, California, USA

A busy trail of velvety tree ants (Liometopum occidentale).

Solano County, California, USA

A busy trail of velvety tree ants (Liometopum occidentale).

Solano County, California, USA

Liometopum occidentale velvety tree ant workers tending larvae of the copper butterfly Lycaena xanthoides. The caterpillars produce a substance attractive to the ants, and the ants provide protection from predators and parasites.

Kern County, California, USA

Liometopum occidentale - velvety tree ant

Lake County, California, USA

Liometopum occidentale - velvety tree ant

Lake County, California, USA

Liometopum occidentale - velvety tree ant

Lake County, California, USA

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Keywords: white dolichoderinae house pests worker ant velvety tree ants

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