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Cocoons in the brood nest. Vermilion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
A young Formica vinculans gyne leaves the nest to depart on her mating flight. After mating, she will drop her wings and search out a suitable site for starting a new colony. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Returning from a successful raid with a captured cocoon of the host species, Formica subsericea. Urbana, Illinois, USA
The fungus garden of a captive leafcutter ant colony at the University of Texas.
St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Atta laevigata is the largest of the leafcutter ants. Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Inside the leaf nest of Oecophylla smaragdina weaver ants. Note the two size classes of worker. Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Queen and worker thief ants. The workers spend their entire lives underground and are nearly blind, but the queen's large eyes are used early in her life when she disperses from her natal nest to start a new colony. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
A trail of desert leafcutters, Acromyrmex versicolor. Tucson, Arizona, USA
A worker stands guard at the edge of her nest. Santiago del Estero, Argentina
A parasitic wasp (Diapriidae: Bruesopria) in a nest of its host species, the thief ant Solenopsis molesta. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Queen and workers. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Proatta butteli is a polygynous species. Nests typically contain numerous fertile queens. Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
A freshly-eclosed young male stands atop a pile of his developing siblings. Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.
When a photographer disturbs their nest, these Lasius workers drag the larvae to safety. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Ants, like butterflies, have complete metamorphosis. They pass through egg, larva, and pupa phases on the way to maturity, all visible in this nest of white-footed ants. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
First instar larvae in the brood nest of Tapinoma sessile, the odorous house ant. Urbana, Illinois, USA
South Bristol, New York, USA
Nestmate transport in weaver ants: a major gives a lift to a minor worker. This form of transport is thought to be more energy efficient than if both ants were to walk individually. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
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Peeling back a leaf of an epiphytic Tillandsia bromeliad reveals a nest of a rare, canopy-dwelling Wasmannia species. Armenia, Cayo District, Belize.
A queen turtle ant demonstrates how her legs can be partly recessed into her thorax. Turtle ants typically hunker down and use passive defenses against other, more aggressive ants. San Antonio, Cayo District, Belize.
Captive colony at the University of Texas
Atta cephalotes transporting the leaves of an Enterolobium tree back to their nest. Gamboa, Panama
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A colony of Cephalotes rohweri inhabits the abandoned burrow of a wood-boring beetle in a Palo Verde tree. Tucson, Arizona, USA
Anthill Art sells cast metal sculptures of ant colonies that are made by pouring molten metal directly into an ant colony. The sculptures reveal the
Honeypot ants have an unusual food storage system. Some members of each colony act as living receptacles known as "repletes", these ants become engorged with food and hang from the ceilings of chambers deep underground. Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
A Lasius (Acanthomyops) arizonicus citronella ant tends to a mealybug in an underground nest. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Large cocoons (top) house pupae destined to become queen ants, while small cocoons produce workers and males. South Bristol, New York, USA
A young foundress queen of Cephalotes grandinosus. Isla Contadora, Panama
Cephalotes maculatus is among the smallest species of turtle ant. Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Queen and workers in the nest. Sagehen Creek, California, USA
Males in a nest of acorn ants. Colonies often specialize in producing either winged males or winged queens during reproductive season. Urbana, Illinois, USA.
A young queen thief ant, Solenopsis molesta, perches on a leaf prior to taking off on an evening mating flight. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Backlit by the photographer's flash, an Atta texana worker negotiates the precarious climb down a tree trunk. Austin, Texas, USA
A worker ant feeds the carcasses of fungus gnats to hungry larvae in the brood nest. This species is among the most abundant ants in the Sierra Nevada. Sagehen Creek Field Station, California, USA
