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A Lasius (Acanthomyops) arizonicus citronella ant tends to a mealybug in an underground nest. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
Lasius (Acanthomyops) californicus citronella ants with their underground "cattle": mealybugs that produce honeydew. Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger is a nest-founding parasite. Following this young queen's mating flight, she will attempt to enter the nest of a Lasius species, kill the resident queen, and coopt the Lasius worker force to raise out her own offspring. South Bristol, New York, USA
The large size of Lasius colonies requires a prodigious output from the queens. Here, workers of the citronella ant Lasius (Acanthomyops) occidentalis tend to an egg pile. Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger is a nest-founding parasite. Following this young queen's mating flight, she will attempt to enter the nest of a Lasius species, kill the resident queen, and coopt the Lasius worker force to raise out her own offspring. South Bristol, New York, USA
Lasius (Acanthomyops) californicus citronella ants with their underground "cattle": mealybugs that produce honeydew. Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
Lasius (Acanthomyops) arizonicus citronella ant tending to a mealybug. The common name of these distinctive orange ants derives from the sweet citronella odor they release when disturbed. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
The large size of Lasius colonies requires a prodigious output from the queens. Here, workers of the citronella ant Lasius (Acanthomyops) occidentalis tend to an egg pile. Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger is a nest-founding parasite. Following this young queen's mating flight, she will attempt to enter the nest of a Lasius species, kill the resident queen, and coopt the Lasius worker force to raise out her own offspring. South Bristol, New York, USA
A Lasius (Acanthomyops) arizonicus citronella ant tends to a mealybug in an underground nest.

Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
A Lasius (Acanthomyops) arizonicus citronella ant tends to a mealybug in an underground nest. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
A Lasius (Acanthomyops) arizonicus citronella ant tends to a mealybug in an underground nest.

Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
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