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Pogonomyrmex Swarming

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#1 Offline XZero38 - Posted July 13 2016 - 6:43 AM

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Saw this colony swarming yesterday after work around 4-5 pm Mountain time.

Pogonomyrmex nest with alates 1
Pogonomyrmex nest with alates 2
Pogonomyrmex nest with alates 3
Pogonomyrmex nest with alates 4

Watched a couple of them fly off. It was strange cause they were different colored from the rest. They had a black head and thorax but the gaster was orange.



#2 Offline 123LordOfAnts123 - Posted July 13 2016 - 8:19 AM

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Some localities have bicolored males. There was likely a lek taking place elsewhere.





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