alexwild > The intricate galleries in this underground nest of Lasius umbratus ants are made possible by a fungus that grows within a matrix of wood pulp sculpted by the ants.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
alexwild > The intricate galleries in this underground nest of Lasius umbratus are made possible by a fungus that grows within a matrix of wood pulp sculpted by the ants.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
alexwild > An Ant-Decapitating Fly (Phoridae, Pseudacteon sp.) attempts to separate a fire ant (Solenopsis macdonaghi) from her nestmates. Lone ants make easier targets.  

Parque Nacional El Palmar, Entre Rios, Argentina
alexwild > A Lasius pallitarsis worker feeds the carcasses of fungus gnats to hungry larvae in the brood nest. This species is among the most abundant ants in the Sierra Nevada.

Sagehen Creek Field Station, California, USA
alexwild > Formica pergandei carry a caterpillar they have caught back to the nest.

South Bristol, New York, USA
alexwild > Formica gnava foraging worker carrying a bark louse it has caught.

Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
alexwild > Formica aserva, worker.

California, USA
alexwild > Nylanderia guatemalensis

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
alexwild > Nylanderia guatemalensis, worker carrying a larva. 

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
The intricate galleries in this underground nest of Lasius umbratus ants are made possible by a fungus that grows within a matrix of wood pulp sculpted by the ants.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
alexwild > The intricate galleries in this underground nest of Lasius umbratus ants are made possible by a fungus that grows within a matrix of wood pulp sculpted by the ants.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
The intricate galleries in this underground nest of Lasius umbratus ants are made possible by a fungus that grows within a matrix of wood pulp sculpted by the ants.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
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