Inside a nest of Liometopum apiculatum workers have piled developing brood up under a sun-warmed rock. Heat accelerates the process of metamorphosis. Portal, Arizona, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Metamorphosis

Images from the life cycle of developing ants.

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Lasius nearcticus - workers, eggs, and first instar larvae in the brood nest.

South Bristol, New York, USA

The large size of Lasius colonies requires a prodigious output from the queens. Here, workers of the citronella ant Lasius (Acanthomyops) occidentalis tend to an egg pile.

Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA

Lasius pallitarsis larvae.

Sierra Nevada, California, USA

Lasius umbratus cocoons in the brood nest.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA

Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger citronella ants tending to eggs. This species maintains large colonies and requires a high reproductive rate.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA

Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus spider ants scurry to carry brood to safety after the photographer uncovers their nest.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia

A very young worker ant. Ants begin their adult life as soft, pale creatures. Their integument hardens and strengthens over time. Linepithema oblongum.

Carapunco, Tucumán, Argentina

Myrmecia pilosula brood nest.

Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia

Inside a nest of Liometopum apiculatum workers have piled developing brood up under a sun-warmed rock. Heat accelerates the process of metamorphosis.

Portal, Arizona, USA

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Keywords: insects larvae larva hymenoptera pupae formicidae ant nest ant colony dolichoderinae social insects ant brood ant development liometopum apiculatum liometopum velvety tree ants

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Metamorphosis

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