Daniel Wojcik's Images
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Country: United States
| 3 Images of 2 Subjects | View Subject List | View Image Details | View Thumbnails |
| Image | Subject Name | Scientific Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1319017 | gopher tortoise | Gopherus polyphemus | Fire ants often nest where gopher tortoises lay their eggs, in aprons around the edge of their tunnels. At Camp Shelby, Mississippi, cooperator Tom Estes examines gopher tortoise eggs for signs of fire ant injury. |
| 1319024 | fire ant | Solenopsis geminata | Unable to escape vicious fire ant stings, hatching alligators are especially vulnerable to attack. |
| 1319027 | fire ant | Solenopsis geminata | In less than 10 seconds, an unwary scientist was stung over 250 times on one leg when he carelessly knelt on a collapsed fire ant mound. The sterile pustules developed to this stage in 3 days. |

