Orectognathus versicolor is unusual for a trap-jaw ant in having a major worker caste (the large ant at center). The function of majors in this species remains unknown; other Orectognathus lack majors. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Soldier Ants and Major Workers

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Pheidologeton affinis, supermajor and minor workers.

Rossville, Queensland, Australia

Camponotus (Colobopsis) impressus major worker. The blunt head serves as a living door to this species' twig nests.

Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA

Camponotus (Colobopsis) impressus major worker.

Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA

Orectognathus versicolor is unusual for a trap-jaw ant in having a major worker caste (the large ant at center). The function of majors in this species remains unknown; other Orectognathus lack majors.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Pheidole morrisi is a common soil-nesting ant in sandy habitats in southeastern North America. This photo shows a major (left) and minor worker from the same colony.

Orlando, Florida, USA

Portrait of an Dorylus driver ant soldier.

Kibale forest, Uganda

Dorylus driver ants are quick to defend their colonies. Here, a soldier bites down on an intruding myrmecologist. This behavior has been co-opted by traditional medicine in some cultures to make sutures of ant heads.

Kibale forest, Uganda

Dorylus driver ant soldier.

Kibale Forest, Uganda

Orectognathus versicolor is unusual for a trap-jaw ant in having a major worker caste (the large ant at center). The function of majors in this species remains unknown; other Orectognathus lack majors.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Canon EOS D60 |

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Original size: 2601x1800 |

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