A Pheidole foundress queen with her first eggs.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
A Pheidole foundress queen with her first eggs.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Proatta butteli queen and worker

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
Proatta butteli queen and worker

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
Pseudomyrmex gracilis dealate queen.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
A young queen harvester ant (Aphaenogaster albisetosa) emerges from the nest on the morning of her mating flight.

Green Valley, Arizona, USA
Proceratium silaceum alate queen.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
Proceratium silaceum alate queen.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
Proceratium silaceum alate queen.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
A Pheidole foundress queen with her first eggs.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
A Pheidole foundress queen with her first eggs.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
A Pheidole foundress queen with her first eggs.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
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