Lasius nearcticus - workers, eggs, and first instar larvae in the brood nest.

South Bristol, New York, USA
Lasius nearcticus - workers, eggs, and first instar larvae in the brood nest.

South Bristol, New York, USA
Pheidole desertorum

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
Monomorium sydneyense queen and workers in the brood nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A small chamber in a rotting log houses a colony of the miniature predatory ant Strumigenys clypeata.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Lasius umbratus cocoons in the brood nest.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
Stigmatomma pallipes dracula ant worker with larvae.  This species is the most common and widespread of the North American Stigmatomma.

South Bristol, New York, USA
Inside the brood nest of the specialist centipede predator Stigmatomma oregonensis.  Note the larvae feeding on a centipede carcass at left.

Quincy, California, USA
The hollow stem of a Cecropia tree houses a colony of fierce Azteca alfari ants. 

Gamboa, Panama
Lasius nearcticus - workers, eggs, and first instar larvae in the brood nest.

South Bristol, New York, USA
Lasius nearcticus - workers, eggs, and first instar larvae in the brood nest.

South Bristol, New York, USA
Lasius nearcticus - workers, eggs, and first instar larvae in the brood nest.

South Bristol, New York, USA
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