I found this Pheidole gilvescens queen 8-3-2014, near Joshua Tree National Park in the Mojave Desert of California. I found it on my black light trap around 10:00 pm after a storm came through earlier in the day.
It tore its wings off a day or so later and started laying eggs. So far it looks like it has two larvae already, so I figure it's most likely fertile.
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