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Queen Ants

Images of the female reproductive caste.

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Nothomyrmecia macrops dinosaur ant queen.

Poochera, South Australia

Nothomyrmecia macrops, queen

Poochera, South Australia

Nothomyrmecia macrops, queen

Poochera, South Australia

A queen (right) and two worker Stenamma dyscheres. Notice the small eye size of the workers, a trait common to all subterranean ants.

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Queen ants are the fertile females in the nest specialized for reproduction. In some ant species, such as the little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata, queens are much larger than the sterile workers.

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Messor pergandei workers remove an unwanted queen from their nest. She may be an old queen who has ceased laying or a young rival to the dominant queen.

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Nothomyrmecia macrops dinosaur ant queen.

Poochera, South Australia

Nothomyrmecia macrops dinosaur ant queen.

Poochera, South Australia

Nothomyrmecia macrops dinosaur ant queen.

Poochera, South Australia

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