Crematogaster lineolata with yound larvae in the brood nest.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Crematogaster minutissima is one of North America's smallest acrobat ants, yet they emerge from one of the largest eggs.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Crematogaster minutissima is one of North America's smallest acrobat ants, inhabiting rotting wood in forested areas in the warmer regions of the continent. This species is rarely seen because of its largely subterranean habits.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Crematogaster sp.

Kibale Forest, Uganda
Crematogaster sp.

Kibale Forest, Uganda
Crematogaster pilosa

Virginia, USA
Crematogaster pilosa is a slightly shaggy acrobat ant species found along the southeast coast of North America.

Virginia, USA
The long spines, slender waist, and exaggerated gaster render Crematogaster nigropilosa one of the most readily recognizeable acrobat ant species in South America.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Portrait of an Australian acrobat ant.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Crematogaster lineolata with yound larvae in the brood nest.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Crematogaster lineolata with yound larvae in the brood nest.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Crematogaster lineolata with yound larvae in the brood nest.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
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