Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus with pupae in the brood nest.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus is a South American rover ant that is spreading rapidly across the southern and western United States. Here, workers feed from a honey bait.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus is a South American rover ant that is spreading rapidly across the southern and western United States. Here, workers feed from a honey bait.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus rover ants mating.  This species is introduced to the United States from South America.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus is a South American rover ant that is spreading rapidly across the southern and western United States. Here, workers feed from a honey bait.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus with pupae in the brood nest.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus is a South American rover ant that is spreading rapidly across the southern and western United States. Here, workers feed from a honey bait.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus is a South American rover ant that is spreading rapidly across the southern and western United States. Here, workers feed from a honey bait.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Tucson, Arizona, USA
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