Gnamptogenys mordax adults, pupae, and larvae. Ants darken as they age, so the different colors of the adults in this photo indicates time since eclosion. Venezuela - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Metamorphosis

Images from the life cycle of developing ants.

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The hollow stem of a Cecropia tree houses a colony of fierce Azteca alfari ants. Here, a worker walks across a pile of maturing pupae.

Gamboa, Panama

Brachymyrmex patagonicus with pupae in the brood nest.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Camponotus (Colobopsis) impressus with a pupa. Note the differences in size and shape between major and minor workers.

Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA

Camponotus suffusus carrying a pupae through their colony's underground galleries.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Doleromyrma darwiniana worker tending to developing larvae.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Eurhopalothrix procera - a worker ant delicately handles a freshly-laid egg.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

Formica pallidefulva. This young ant has just eclosed from a pupa and her integument is still pale and soft. She will darken over time.

Champaign, Illinois, USA

Inside the brood nest of Iridomyrmex victorianus.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia

Gnamptogenys mordax adults, pupae, and larvae. Ants darken as they age, so the different colors of the adults in this photo indicates time since eclosion.

Venezuela

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Metamorphosis

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