A laboratory colony of Strumigenys zeteki.

Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Hypoponera distinguenda

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Oxyepoecus reticulatus worker in a rotting log.

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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
A nest of Rogeria gibba hidden among plant roots in an Ecuadorian cloud forest.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Rogeria gibba

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
A nest of Rogeria gibba hidden among plant roots in an Ecuadorian cloud forest.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
A nest of Rogeria gibba hidden among plant roots in an Ecuadorian cloud forest.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
A nest of Rogeria gibba hidden among plant roots in an Ecuadorian cloud forest.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
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