Cataglyphis fortis

Observations:

  • Karkur Talh (Jebel Uweinat), all visits
  • Wadi Abd el Melik (Gilf Kebir), November 2000
  • Karkur Ibrahim (Jebel Uweinat), October 2003
  • Wadi Wahesh (Jebel Uweinat), November 2004

    These large black desert ants were noted at practically all areas with larger colonies of acacias, principally at Jebel Uweinat, but also more sporadically in the northern Gilf Kebir valleys.

    Karkur Talh
    28th October, 2002
    (approx. 8pm)
         
    Karkur Talh(Jebel Uweinat), 19th October, 2006 (approx. 8pm)
       
    Karkur Talh(Jebel Uweinat), 22nd October, 2006 (approx. 8pm)
    A group of ants catching a small unidentified wasp.