Leptomyrmex ruficeps spider ant holding her gaster in the raised position, allowing her to dispense her defensive chemistry forward over her head.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Dolichoderus doriae

Powers Lookout, Victoria, Australia
Leptomyrmex ruficeps spider ant holding her gaster in the raised position, allowing her to dispense her defensive chemistry forward over her head.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
A Formica pallidefulva worker forages for nectar in a spring dandelion.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Atta texana

Laboratory colony at the University of Illinois
Atta texana

Laboratory colony at the University of Illinois
Formica pallidefulva

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Cerapachys (antennatus-group) worker.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
Cerapachys (antennatus-group) worker.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
Dolichoderus doriae

Powers Lookout, Victoria, Australia
Dolichoderus doriae

Powers Lookout, Victoria, Australia
Dolichoderus doriae

Powers Lookout, Victoria, Australia
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