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Amblyopone australis, cocoons and adults in the brood nest. Many species in the ancient ant subfamily Amblyoponinae have the characteristically yellow cocoons. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Older drone larvae in the comb. Worker bees have started sealing the cells with wax in preparation for pupation.
Bee eggs and young larvae. The milky substance is a glandular secretion from the heads of adult bees that is fed to larvae.
Capped drone cells have a distinct, convex shape.
Wasmannia auropunctata, the little fire ant, with eggs & young larvae in the nest. This photograph was taken in the native range of this common pest ant. Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Temnothorax rugatulus, nest under a stone. Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
Myrmica punctiventris Clinton Lake State Recreation Area, Illinois, USA
A peek into the nest of the eastern black carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) in rotting wood. Clinton Lake State Recreation Area, Illinois, USA
Aphaenogaster fulva workers tending to brood. Clinton Lake State Recreation Area, Illinois, USA
Bee eggs and young larvae. The milky substance is a glandular secretion from the heads of adult bees that is fed to larvae.
Bee eggs and young larvae. The milky substance is a glandular secretion from the heads of adult bees that is fed to larvae.
Bee eggs and young larvae. The milky substance is a glandular secretion from the heads of adult bees that is fed to larvae.
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