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Acromyrmex versicolor male

Tucson, Arizona, USA

This male Aenictogiton arrived at a mercury-vapor lamp at dusk in a western Ugandan forest.

Kibale Forest, Uganda

A male Pogonomyrmex badius, the Florida harvester ant.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

An Aenictus male.

Kibale Forest, Uganda

Male ants are specialized for mating and dispersal and often appear vastly different from their sisters. The little winged insect at center is a male Odontomachus sp. trap-jaw ant; the rest are female workers.

Cambodia (Laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)

Male and female Forelius mccooki in the nest.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Male leaf-cutting ants (Acromyrmex versicolor) lek above the desert floor, awaiting virgin queens who fly into the swarm to mate.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

A queen leafcutter ant (Acromyrmex versicolor) falls to the ground surrounded by multiple males attempting to mate with her. Leafcutter females typically mate with many males.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Acromyrmex versicolor male

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Acromyrmex versicolor male

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Acromyrmex versicolor male

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Canon EOS 20D |

More details: exif |

Original size: 800x566 |

Current: 800x566 |

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