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Eciton burchellii submajor and media workers carve an arthropod carcass into pieces small enough to carry. Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Lasius alienus workers tend to young larvae in the nest. Urbana, Illinois, USA
This Lasius alienus worker hosts an Oplitis mite on her mid-leg. Mites are ubiquitous inhabitants of ant nests, although their biology and relationships to the ants is poorly understood.
Lasius alienus Urbana, Illinois, USA
When a photographer disturbs their nest, these Lasius alienus workers drag the larvae to safety. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A Pogonomyrmex rugosus worker shows off her psammophore, the basket of long hairs on the underside of her head used for carrying sand grains. This structure enticed Austrian taxonomist Gustav Mayr to name this genus Pogonomyrmex, or "bearded ant". Tucson, Arizona, USA
A Pogonomyrmex rugosus worker shows off her psammophore, the basket of long hairs on the underside of her head used for carrying sand grains. This structure enticed Austrian taxonomist Gustav Mayr to name this genus Pogonomyrmex, or "bearded ant". Tucson, Arizona, USA
A harvester ant worker (Pogonomyrmex rugosus) pulls grass seeds off the stalk. Ants store the seeds in underground chambers to carry them through times of drought. Tucson, Arizona, USA
Friend or Foe? Two workers of the tree ant Liometopum luctuosum check each other out. Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
Eciton burchellii submajor and media workers carve an arthropod carcass into pieces small enough to carry.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Eciton burchellii submajor and media workers carve an arthropod carcass into pieces small enough to carry. Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Eciton burchellii submajor and media workers carve an arthropod carcass into pieces small enough to carry.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
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