Aphaenogaster picea South Bristol, New York, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Aphaenogaster

is a heterogeneous assemblage of slender myrmicine ants found worldwide. A number of species are seed harvesters, while other species, such as A. tennesseensis, are social parasites of other Aphaenogaster. A few Australian species build extensive soil mounds and are regarded as pests of lawns and pastures.

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Aphaenogaster occidentalis queen and workers. This species is one of the most common ants in California's Sierra Nevada mountains.

Blodgett Forest, California, USA

Aphaenogaster ants are abundant in forests of eastern North America. Here, a worker A. picea forages in a moss bed.

South Bristol, New York, USA

Aphaenogaster picea

South Bristol, New York, USA

Metamorphosis in Aphaenogaster picea.

South Bristol, New York, USA

A young Aphaenogaster picea foundress queen raises her first crop of workers sealed in an underground chamber. She feeds the developing larvae with reserves from her own body.

South Bristol, New York, USA

A young Aphaenogaster picea foundress queen with her first batch of eggs.

South Bristol, New York, USA

Aphaenogaster picea. Male ants (with wings) are rather different beasts than their sisters. They exist solely to disperse the colony's genes, and perform no other work in the nest.

South Bristol, New York, USA

Aphaenogaster rudis

Manhattan, Kansas, USA

Aphaenogaster rudis

Manhattan, Kansas, USA

Aphaenogaster picea

South Bristol, New York, USA

Aphaenogaster picea

South Bristol, New York, USA

Aphaenogaster picea

South Bristol, New York, USA

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Keywords: bugs ants worker insect insects larvae hymenoptera metamorphosis picea formicidae myrmicinae aphaenogaster ant brood aphaenogaster picea

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