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This confirms that Pheidole az05 is trimorphic.

Somewhat common in the area under rocks. The castes of this species seem a little less fluid than tepicana (i.e. more distinct minor, major, supermajor castes, with less in-betweens), but there is definitely still variation.

Small Papillosus. Echinocereus papillosus. Once thought to be limited to northern Hidalgo County. Now known to be found in Starr County also. Also called Yellow flowered Alicoche. Dos Venadas Ranch. Starr County, Tx.

Vollenhovia nipponica found in its host V. emeryi colony. different from its host by the smaller size, about that of the workers. It also shows other typical features of workerless inquilines such as paler colors, smoother surfaces (note the post petiole) and etc, but the recent discoveries of these ants living with the long winged V. emeryi in Korea are showing some intermediate forms