Myrmecocystus testaceus
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Formicidae
Genus:Myrmecocystus
Medium-sized to larger yellow ant. Commonly known as a ‘honey pot’ ant because it stores nectar in the expanded abdomens of living workers in the nest. This ant (like most yellow ants) is mainly active above ground in the night. Rarely seen during the day (Nonacs).
