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A mixed colony of a socially parasitic ant (Dorymyrmex reginicula, brown), and its host (Dorymyrmex elegans, yellow). Workers of the two species coexist in a single nest for a period after the parasite queen has assumed reproduction and before the last remaining host workers die off. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
An alate Dorymyrmex insanus queen climbs a stick of grass to gain an altitudinal head start before departing on her mating flight. Tucson, Arizona, USA
Dorymyrmex bicolor workers scavenge the carcass of a harvester ant. Willcox, Arizona, USA.
Myrmecologists often use baits to study the ecology of ants in the field. Here, Dorymyrmex bureni feed at a honey bait. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
A nest of Dorymyrmex insanus. MacLaughlin U.C. Reserve, California, USA
Dorymyrex flavus workers carry bits of excavated soil out of their nest. Brackenridge Field Lab, Texas, USA
Dorymyrmex insanus workers tending a treehopper for honeydew. Portal, Arizona, USA
Portait of virgin queen Dorymyrmex insanus. Tucson, Arizona, USA
An alate Dorymyrmex insanus queen climbs a stick of grass to gain an altitudinal head start before departing on her mating flight. Tucson, Arizona, USA
A mixed colony of a socially parasitic ant (Dorymyrmex reginicula, brown), and its host (Dorymyrmex elegans, yellow). Workers of the two species coexist in a single nest for a period after the parasite queen has assumed reproduction and before the last remaining host workers die off.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
A mixed colony of a socially parasitic ant (Dorymyrmex reginicula, brown), and its host (Dorymyrmex elegans, yellow). Workers of the two species coexist in a single nest for a period after the parasite queen has assumed reproduction and before the last remaining host workers die off. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
A mixed colony of a socially parasitic ant (Dorymyrmex reginicula, brown), and its host (Dorymyrmex elegans, yellow). Workers of the two species coexist in a single nest for a period after the parasite queen has assumed reproduction and before the last remaining host workers die off.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
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