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Novomessor cockerelli

Field notes

Novomessor cockerelli is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States and Mexico. It lives in large underground colonies in which there is a single queen. The worker ants leave the nest daily to forage for seeds, plant material and dead insects.

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided