Myrmecocystus mexicanus
Myrmecocystus mexicanus is a species of ant in the genus "Myrmecocystus" , which is one of the six genera that bear the common name "honey ant" or "honeypot ant" , due to curious behavior where some of the workers will swell with liquid food until they become immobile and hang from the ceilings of nest chambers , acting as living food storage for the colony . 
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