Ponera pennsylvanica Urbana, Illinois, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Ponera

is a genus of small, cryptic ponerine ants whose diversity is centered in the Indo-Australian region. A few species of these soil- and rotting-wood nesting ants are found in the temperate regions of Eurasia and eastern North America, including the common P. pennsylvanica pictured below.

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Ponera pennsylvanica

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA

The distinctive yellow pupae of Ponera pennsylvanica, a common woodland ant in eastern North America.

Ponera worker and larvae.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia

Ant larvae are voracious. This Ponera grub is neck-deep in the remains of an insect carcass.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia

Ponera pennsylvanica

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Ponera pennsylvanica

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Ponera pennsylvanica

Urbana, Illinois, USA

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Keywords: ants hymenoptera formicidae ponerinae ponerine ant

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