Breaking open a rotting log in an eastern deciduous forest reveals a nest of winnow ants, Aphaenogaster fulva. Ants of this genus are among the most abundant woodland ants in the northern hemisphere.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus forager scales a grass blade for a better look.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
Breaking open a rotting log in an eastern deciduous forest reveals a nest of winnow ants, Aphaenogaster fulva. Ants of this genus are among the most abundant woodland ants in the northern hemisphere.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Breaking open a rotting log in an eastern deciduous forest reveals a nest of winnow ants, Aphaenogaster fulva. Ants of this genus are among the most abundant woodland ants in the northern hemisphere.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Breaking open a rotting log in an eastern deciduous forest reveals a nest of winnow ants, Aphaenogaster fulva. Ants of this genus are among the most abundant woodland ants in the northern hemisphere.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
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