Monte Desert not only common, but tall cacti even appear in the more hospitable areas of the desert. The fauna of the area is also very similar to that of the Patagonian Desert, only in greater diversity and number due to the Monte's more hospitable conditions. Small mammals like mice abound and larger animals like the guanaco and burrowing owl can be found as well. Monte Desert The Monte Desert is a South American ecoregion, lying entirely within Argentina and covering approximately the submontane areas of Catamarca, La Rioja, San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza Provinces, plus the western half of La
Myrmecia formosa yellow. This species compared to others is rather unusual with its colours. Myrmecia formosa Myrmecia formosa is an Australian ant which belongs to the "Myrmecia" genus. This species is native to Australia. Their distribution in Australia has notably been studied and collected in New South Wales. "Myrmecia formosa" is a small species, as the typical size for a worker in the species is only 10-13 millimetres in length. The clypeus, pronotum, mesonotum, and the node is a blood red colour, the gaster, sides of the thorax, half of the head and other features are black, legs are brown, tarsi is