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Queen and worker Temnothorax curvispinosus, a young nest inside a plant stem. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Forelius pruinosus workers warm themselves on a cool spring morning under a sun-exposed stone. Note the color variation among workers; color is not always a reliable identification character in ants. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Forelius pruinosus workers warm themselves on a cool spring morning under a sun-exposed stone. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A colony of thief ants (Solenopsis carolinensis) nesting in rotting pine bark buried in the soil of a longleaf pine savanna. The large individual is a queen. Gaineseville, Florida, USA
Lasius neoniger nests are often marked by a pile of excavated soil. Gainesville, Florida, USA
Retired USDA myrmecologist Lloyd Davis surveys a large Solenopsis invicta red imported fire ant mound at Paynes Prairie State Park. Gainesville, Florida, USA
A colony of thief ants (Solenopsis carolinensis) nesting in rotting pine bark buried in the soil of a longleaf pine savanna. The large individual is a queen. Gaineseville, Florida, USA
Lasius neoniger nests are often marked by a pile of excavated soil. Gainesville, Florida, USA
A fisheye view of a Lasius neoniger nest showing the characteristic circular pile of excavated soil. Gainesville, Florida, USA
Queen and worker Temnothorax curvispinosus, a young nest inside a plant stem.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Queen and worker Temnothorax curvispinosus, a young nest inside a plant stem. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Queen and worker Temnothorax curvispinosus, a young nest inside a plant stem.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
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