Ant-eating spiders (Euryopis californica) feeding at an ant colony

Two ant-eating spiders (Euryopis californica) feeding on a colony of black harvester ant (Veromessor pergandei). The spiders positioned themselves at the entrance to the colony, carrying away live ants trapped in silk. Observed at Ocotillo Patch in Joshua Tree National Park, near the transition zone between the Mojave and Colorado deserts.

Publicado el febrero 14, 2023 02:53 MAÑANA por hsug1747 hsug1747

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Hormiga Cosechadora Negra (Veromessor pergandei)

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hsug1747

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Febrero 12, 2023 a las 05:15 TARDE PST

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Two spiders at the entrance to the colony which appeared to be feeding on the ants http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148677674

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hsug1747

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Febrero 12, 2023 a las 05:17 TARDE PST

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Two spiders at the entrance to a colony, which appeared to be feeding on the ants
Observation for the ants: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148677652

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