length ~6.5 mm
They attempted to bite and attach to the dime when I set it near their hive entrance. It was difficult to get it away from them afterward!
V. andrei? Engaged in battle with Liometopum, which outnumbered them greatly. Ants are brutal AF.
Observation for the Liometopum here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89740408
This one's for the ants.
This observation was collected under a BC Parks permit to visit Woodley Range Ecological Reserve. Note that this Ecological Reserve is closed to the public: research is conducted via permit. (https://bcparks.ca/eco_reserve/woodley_er.html)
Unknown ant species at the edge of the Alvord desert in Eastern Oregon. Bureau of Land Management.
Desert Tortoise Natural Area