Eurhopalothrix procera - a worker ant delicately handles a freshly-laid egg.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Eurhopalothrix procera - a worker ant delicately handles a freshly-laid egg.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Eurhopalothrix procera - a worker ant delicately handles a freshly-laid egg.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Eurhopalothrix procera - a worker ant delicately handles a freshly-laid egg.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Eurhopalothrix procera with developing brood.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Octostruma sp.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Octostruma sp.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Eurhopalothrix procera with larva in the brood nest.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
Eurhopalothrix procera with larva in the brood nest.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
Eurhopalothrix procera with larva in the brood nest.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
Eurhopalothrix procera with larva in the brood nest.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
Eurhopalothrix procera with larva in the brood nest.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
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