2010 Macros: Wasp & Harvester Ants, Winged Male Ants, Grasshopper

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Female & male winged Harvester Ants; yellowjacket wasp and Harvester Ants feeding and fighting at a Grasshopper carcass; and a grasshopper. All macros. IDs appreciated for the Yellowjacket wasp and grasshopper -- thanks! Another gallery holds other images from 7/22/2010, including bucks with antlers, a Turkey Vulture, and landscapes.

Harvester Ant Nest (Messor andrei) near Escobar Gate

Winged Female Harvester Ant (Messor andrei)

Winged Female & Male Harvester Ants (Messor andrei) Leave the Nest

Winged Female Harvester Ants (Messor andrei) Leave the Nest

Winged Female Harvester Ant (Messor andrei) Leaves the Nest

California Broad-necked Darkling Beetle (Coelocnemis californica -- or californicus)

Wasp and Harvester Ants Share Grasshopper Carcass

Yellowjacket and Harvester Ant (Messor andrei) Feed on Grasshopper Carcass

Categories & Keywords

Category:Animals

Subcategory:Insects

Subcategory Detail:

Keywords:Harvester Ant, Jasper Ridge, Messor andrei, Yellowjacket

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