Liometopum occidentale - velvety tree ant

Lake County, California, USA
Liometopum occidentale - velvety tree ant

Lake County, California, 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
A busy trail of velvety tree ants (Liometopum occidentale).

Solano County, California, USA
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
Liometopum occidentale

Solano County, California, USA
Liometopum apiculatum workers in alarm posture.

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

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
Friend or Foe?  Two workers of the tree ant Liometopum luctuosum check each other out.

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
Friend or Foe? Two workers of the tree ant Liometopum luctuosum check each other out.

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
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