Myrmecocystus tenuinodis, a small honeypot species that lives in sand dunes and is active in the mornings.

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
The distinctive nest entrance of the nocturnal honeypot ant Myrmecocystus mexicanus.

Huachuca mountains, Arizona, USA
Myrmecocystus mendax honeypot ant, with pupae.

Chiricahua mountains, Arizona, USA
The distinctive nest entrance of the nocturnal honeypot ant Myrmecocystus mexicanus.

Huachuca mountains, Arizona, USA
The distinctive nest entrance of the nocturnal honeypot ant Myrmecocystus mexicanus.

Huachuca mountains, Arizona, USA
Myrmecocystus mendax honeypot ant, with pupae.

Chiricahua mountains, Arizona, USA
Myrmecocystus depilis

Portal, Arizona, USA
Myrmecocystus tenuinodis, a small honeypot species that lives in sand dunes and is active in the mornings.

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
The distinctive nest entrance of the nocturnal honeypot ant Myrmecocystus mexicanus.

Huachuca mountains, Arizona, USA
Myrmecocystus tenuinodis, a small honeypot species that lives in sand dunes and is active in the mornings.

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
Myrmecocystus tenuinodis, a small honeypot species that lives in sand dunes and is active in the mornings.

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
Myrmecocystus tenuinodis, a small honeypot species that lives in sand dunes and is active in the mornings.

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
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