Ants and Seeds - Pogonomyrmex desertorum and Pheidole xerophila
Watching fascinating interactions between some seed-harvesting ants in the Arizona desert
A Good Life
Camponotus modoc - Carpenter Ant and Aphids
Spending some time watching Carpenter Ants tending aphids in Arizona's Catalina Mountains.
Dorymyrmex insanus Ants and Palo Verde Flowers
Ants making beautiful nest mounds out of flower petals
Novomessor cockerelli Ants and Lycaenid Caterpillar
Watching Novomessor cockerelli Ants carrying their "pet" caterpillar. Very cool.
Horsehair Worms
A bunch of times over the years I’ve seen long worms in puddles and temporary pools. The worms will be white or brown, and ranging in size from six inches or so up to around ten inches. Horsehair ...
An Encounter with Neivamyrmex texanus - Army Ant
Watching a night-time Neivamyrmex texanus Army Ant raid in Southern Arizona
Novomessor cockerelli Ants and Myrmecophilous Beetle (Araeoschizus)
Watching a *Novomessor cockerelli* ant carrying a myrmecophilous beetle...near an Army Ant raid
An Encounter with Neivamyrmex nigrescens - An Army Ant
Watching a Neivamyrmex Army Ant raid in Arizona