Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus showing the gaster-tucked posture characteristic of its subgenus.

Armenia, Belize
This alydid bug is a mimic of the ant Camponotus sericeiventris. 

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
This alydid bug is a mimic of the ant Camponotus sericeiventris. Notice how the light bands on the waist provide the illusion of a narrow ant petiole.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
The 21 species photographed here are the most common ants encountered by pest control operators in North America. Not all species are found in all regions, however. 

Original file is 3,969 pixel-width and can be printed to small poster size; individual ants are between 200 and 600 pixels, depending on the species.
Pheidole desertorum - major worker

Mojave Desert, California, USA
Brian Fisher (California Academy of Sciences, USA) with Caswell Munyai (University of Venda, South Africa) at Ant Course 2012 in Uganda.
Portrait of Pachycondyla ambigua.

Kibale forest, Uganda
An Acanthoponera minor queen perches on a forest understory leaf. Young queens of this species forage for food outside the nest.

Armenia, Belize
A colorful Camponotus worker carries a cocoon to safety when her nest is disturbed by the photographer.

Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus showing the gaster-tucked posture characteristic of its subgenus.

Armenia, Belize
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus showing the gaster-tucked posture characteristic of its subgenus.

Armenia, Belize
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus showing the gaster-tucked posture characteristic of its subgenus.

Armenia, Belize
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