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Ants of the Desert


Myrmecologists the world over said it couldn’t be done.

But Atta Girl did it.

“Ants of the Desert” is a six-song medley about six different ant genera inhabiting the Chihuauan/Sonoran Desert in southeastern Arizona: Conomyrma (Dolichoderinae), Pogonomyrmex (Myrmicinae), Forelius (Dolichoderinae), Novomessor (Myrmicinae), Myrmecocystus (Formicinae), and Formica (Formicinae).*


The six songs represent six styles of music: rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, folk, latin, blues, and ballad. Below are sample MP3 clips of each section, but “Ants of the Desert” must be downloaded in its entirety.



Atta Girl is:
ML Henneman, with:
Geoff Kizer: Trombone on The Conomyrma Chorus
Marty Rothenberg: Trumpet on The Conomyrma Chorus
Tony Branker: Trumpet on Pogonomyrmex, Pogonomyrmex

Ants of the Desert   ©1991 Biotunes.org 

1. The Conomyrma Chorus
2. Pogonomyrmex, Pogonomyrmex
3. Forelius Forever
4. She’s a Novomessor
5. The Mymecocystus Blues
6. Formica Lullaby

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* Some of the genus names have been changed by taxonomists since “Ants of the Desert” (©1991) was produced. This does not make the original names any less cool.