Early morning sun catches a mating flight of Forelius mccooki in the Sonoran desert.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
On a cold spring day, Messor andrei harvester ants cluster around their nest entrance to warm up in the sun before heading out to forage.

Frank Raines State Park, California, USA
Eciton burchellii army ants.  These large, predaceous ants are ubiquitous in the rainforests of Central and South America.


Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
On a cold spring day, Messor andrei harvester ants cluster around their nest entrance to warm up in the sun before heading out to forage.

Frank Raines State Park, California, USA
On a cold spring day, Messor andrei harvester ants cluster around their nest entrance to warm up in the sun before heading out to forage.

Frank Raines State Park, California, USA
Early morning sun catches a mating flight of Forelius mccooki in the Sonoran desert.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Early morning sun catches a mating flight of Forelius maccooki in the Sonoran desert.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Early morning sun catches a mating flight of Forelius maccooki in the Sonoran desert.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Eciton burchelli army ants.  These large, predaceous ants are ubiquitous in the rainforests of Central and South America.


Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
Early morning sun catches a mating flight of Forelius mccooki in the Sonoran desert.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Early morning sun catches a mating flight of Forelius mccooki in the Sonoran desert.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Early morning sun catches a mating flight of Forelius mccooki in the Sonoran desert.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
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