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).