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Queen Ants

Images of the female reproductive caste.

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Solenopsis pergandei queen and workers.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

Inside a laboratory nest a young fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) tends to her first eggs. In nature, the queen seals herself in an underground chamber and raises the first workers on her body reserves.

Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA

Solenopsis invicta, young alate queen in the nest.

Austin, Texas, USA

Unmated queens of Stigmatomma pallipes- still bearing wings- in the nest.

South Bristol, New York, USA

Stigmatomma oregonensis queen in mate-calling posture, in a laboratory nest. She extrudes her sting to release pheromones.

Quincy, California, USA

Stigmatomma oregonensis. Many of the most ancient lineages of ants show little size difference between queens and workers. Here, a queen sits atop a pile of brood in a laboratory nest; the other individuals are workers.

Quincy, California, USA

Strumigenys emmae, queen. This species has travelled around the world with human commerce.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

Tetraponera clypeata foundress queen inside an Acacia thorn.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Tetraponera natalensis, queen.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Solenopsis invicta, young alate queen in the nest.

Austin, Texas, USA

Solenopsis invicta, young alate queen in the nest.

Austin, Texas, USA

Solenopsis invicta, young alate queen in the nest.

Austin, Texas, USA

Canon EOS 20D |

More details: exif |

Original size: 2868x2048 |

Current: 800x572 |

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