Neivamyrmex harrisi. Male army ants are highly specialized creatures.  Their large eyes help them navigate as they try to locate colonies where they may find potential mates, and their elongate mandibles are used to grasp queens during mating.

Pima County, Arizona, USA
Neivamyrmex harrisi. Male army ants are highly specialized creatures.  Their large eyes help them navigate as they try to locate colonies where they may find potential mates, and their elongate mandibles are used to grasp queens during mating.

Pima County, Arizona, USA
Polistes dominula - European Paper Wasp.  New York, USA.

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Neivamyrmex harrisi. Male army ants are highly specialized creatures. Their large eyes help them navigate as they try to locate colonies where they may find potential mates, and their elongate mandibles are used to grasp queens during mating.

Pima County, Arizona, USA
Neivamyrmex harrisi. Male army ants are highly specialized creatures.  Their large eyes help them navigate as they try to locate colonies where they may find potential mates, and their elongate mandibles are used to grasp queens during mating.

Pima County, Arizona, USA
Neivamyrmex harrisi. Male army ants are highly specialized creatures. Their large eyes help them navigate as they try to locate colonies where they may find potential mates, and their elongate mandibles are used to grasp queens during mating.

Pima County, Arizona, USA
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