Desert fire ant tussles with and devours a pinacate beetle larvae on the hot desert sands.

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Size: 4096px × 2304px
Location: Valley of Fire
Photo credit: © Joe Taylor Cinema / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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