Technomyrmex difficilis. The pattern of hairs on the head and back of this ant is diagnostic for this species.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Camponotus planatus 

West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Technomyrmex difficilis has been introduced by human activities to warmer regions around the world, occassionally becoming a pest.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
Technomyrmex difficilis. The pattern of hairs on the head and back of this ant is diagnostic for this species.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Camponotus planatus is a Central American native that has become a pest along the U.S. gulf coast.

West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Technomyrmex difficilis has been introduced by human activities to warmer regions around the world, occassionally becoming a pest.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
Technomyrmex difficilis has been introduced by human activities to warmer regions around the world, occassionally becoming a pest.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
Technomyrmex difficilis has been introduced by human activities to warmer regions around the world, occassionally becoming a pest.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
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