Winged Male Drone Leafcutter ants, macro close up view, dying on beach after mating flight with queen in Puerto Vallarta Mexico. Scientific name Atta

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Winged Male Drone Leafcutter ants, macro close up view, dying on beach after mating flight with queen in Puerto Vallarta Mexico. Scientific name Atta mexicana, a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Atta.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Photo credit: © Jeremy Christensen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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