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Desert Leaf-cutter Ant
Acromyrmex versicolor
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Chicatana Leafcutter AntAtta mexicana
Red Harvester AntPogonomyrmex barbatus
Black Harvester AntVeromessor pergandei
Rough Harvester AntPogonomyrmex rugosus
Texas Leafcutter AntAtta texana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,369 |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 1,027 |
| California | 131 |
| Mexico | 39 |
| Texas | 37 |
| New Mexico | 16 |
| Baja California | 14 |
| Sonora | 12 |
| Durango | 6 |
| Nevada | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification
Ecological
- ColonialFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Ants · Formicidae |
| Genus | Acromyrmex Leaf-cutter Ants · Acromyrmex |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Desert Leaf-cutter Ant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.