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A young Lasius foundress queen raises her first crop of workers sealed in an underground chamber. She feeds the developing larvae with reserves from her own body. South Bristol, New York, USA
Lasius nearcticus - workers, eggs, and first instar larvae in the brood nest. South Bristol, New York, USA
A young Aphaenogaster picea foundress queen raises her first crop of workers sealed in an underground chamber. She feeds the developing larvae with reserves from her own body. South Bristol, New York, USA
Lasius nearcticus - workers, eggs, and first instar larvae in the brood nest. South Bristol, New York, USA
A young Lasius foundress queen raises her first crop of workers sealed in an underground chamber. She feeds the developing larvae with reserves from her own body. South Bristol, New York, USA
Melissotarsus weissi nest galleries with brood, revealed by breaking off sections of tree bark. Kibale Forest, Uganda
The brood nest of the ant-plant ant Azteca is a mix of ant larvae (the larger grubs) and Beltian food bodies (the smaller ovoids). The Cecropia tree housing the ants also produces Beltian bodies as nourishment to the larvae. Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia
Linepithema micans, worker and eggs in an underground chamber. Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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
Linepithema micans, worker and eggs in an underground chamber.

Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Linepithema micans, worker and eggs in an underground chamber. Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Linepithema micans, worker and eggs in an underground chamber.

Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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