Nests: Building, Structure, and Maintenance
Home, home building, and home improvement. Pogonomyrmex
ants and their nests
, at various locations in North America.
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Pogonomyrmex desertorum
● Castolon [Loc 41] Big Bend N.P., TX USA [el. 660 m / 2164 ft] view location in Google Maps » ● 3/06/10 10:16AM sun/haze, air temp: 18°C / 64°F
A Pogonomyrmex desertorum worker emerging from her nest. [scroll down for additional notes/references]
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The integument (outer body covering) of these P. desertorum workers was quite translucent. When back-lit by the sun (as can be seen in some of these images), these ants glowed with the most beautiful orange-red color. In some cases, x-ray-like hints of their internal anatomy could be seen as well.
