Pseudomyrmex boopis

Armenia, Belize
Leptogenys camerunensis

Kibale forest, Uganda
A Tetragonisca angustula stingless bee works wax at the nest entrance.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Close-up photograph of a mosquito.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Male bees can be recognized by their enormous eyes, useful for spotting unmated queens on the wing.
Harpegnathos has excellent vision, a result of some of the largest eyes in the Formicidae.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
Up close with the Indian jumping ant Harpegnathos saltator.  Both sets of eyes- the large compound eyes for forming images and the small trio of ocelli for judging light levels- are visible in this photo. 

Laboratory colony at Arizona State University
Harpegnathos has excellent vision, a result of some of the largest eyes in the Formicidae.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
Harpegnathos has excellent vision, a result of some of the largest eyes in the Formicidae.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
Harpegnathos has excellent vision, a result of some of the largest eyes in the Formicidae.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
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