Pheidole
is the world's most species-rich ant genus. These myrmicine ants have a cosmopolitan distribution but are particularly diverse in the tropics, filling a number of niches from seed-harvesting to ant-plant symbionts. The genus is marked by a pronounced worker caste polymorphism; major workers are considerably larger than minors and have disproportionately large heads.
Pheidole vafra minor workers cooperate to carry a piece of cookie I used to bait them out of their nest.
Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Pheidole vafra minor workers cooperate to carry a piece of cookie I used to bait them out of their nest.
Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Canon EOS 7D |
Original size: 4355x2883 |
Current: 800x530 |
