Prenolepis imparis gathering nectar. Champaign, Illinois, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Worker Ants

Images of the female non-reproductive caste.

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A spiny ant worker (Polyrhachis schlueteri) forages at the edge of a South African coastal forest.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Polyergus montivagus

Champaign, Illinois, USA

Polyrhachis (Myrma) foreli

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

Deep inside a nest of Prenolepis imparis, young worker ants are swollen with liquid food. These replete ants act as living storage containers and allow the colonies to persist through dearth periods.

Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA

Proceratium californicum

Jasper Ridge, California, USA

Prenolepis imparis gathering nectar.

Champaign, Illinois, USA

Pristomyrmex africanus

Kibale forest, Uganda

Proatta butteli worker carrying a young larva in the nest.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo

Prenolepis imparis gathering nectar.

Champaign, Illinois, USA

Prenolepis imparis gathering nectar.

Champaign, Illinois, USA

Prenolepis imparis gathering nectar.

Champaign, Illinois, USA

Canon EOS 20D |

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Original size: 3504x2336 |

Current: 800x534 |

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Keywords: pollen pollination honeydew formicidae formicinae prenolepis prenolepis imparis winter ant false honey ant

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