A trail of pharaoh's ants. Photo by ©Alexander L. Wild, alexanderwild.com
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Adult worker. Photo by ©Alexander L. Wild, alexanderwild.com
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A pharaoh ant drinks from a droplet of spilled sugar water. Photo by ©Alexander L. Wild, alexanderwild.com
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Lateral view of body, surface characters, adult worker. The entire body is uniformly brownish yellow. Used in Antkey to separate Monomorium pharaonis from all other Monomorium species.
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Lateral view of thorax / mesosoma, adult. Mesosoma entirely sculptured. Note erect hairs (arrows) present on dorsum.
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Lateral view of thorax / mesosoma, adult worker. The mesosoma is entirely covered in a punctate ground sculpture giving it a uniformly dull appearance. Used in Antkey to separate Monomorium pharaonis and the Monomorium salomonis-group from other Monomorium.
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