Hypoponera opacior worker with pupa. Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Hypoponera

is one of the most abundant subterranean ants in tropical regions around the world. These small ponerines show considerable variation in life history, with some species having multiple mating strategies associated with unusual male and female forms.

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Hypoponera distinguenda

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Hypoponera opacior worker with pupa.

Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA

Hypoponera opacior ergatoid male. Most ant males are wasp-like and winged, adapted for dispersing away from their home nest to mate with queens from other colonies. But some Hypoponera males like the one shown here are inbreeding specialists. These pale creatures are worker-like in appearance and mate with their sisters in the nest.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

Hypoponera opacior, worker and ergatoid male. Most ant males are wasp-like and winged, adapted for dispersing away from their home nest to mate with queens from other colonies. But some Hypoponera males are inbreeding specialists. These pale creatures are worker-like in appearance and mate with their sisters in the nest.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

Hypoponera worker carrying a larva in the nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Hypoponera workers follow each other through a rotting log.

Kibale forest, Uganda

Hypoponera opacior worker with pupa.

Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA

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Keywords: ant ants insects pupa cocoon pupae formicidae ponerinae worker ant poneromorph cryptic ants hypoponera opacior hypoponera leaf litter ants

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