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Life is perilous for young queens. This fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) is being pursued by native Forelius ants, as she would make an excellent source of protein to feed the Forelius larvae. She frantically climbs a grass blade to escape, but to no avail. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
A fallen robber fly quickly attracts ants. In the heat of mid-day, a thermophilic Forelius is the only species that tolerates the hot sand. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
A nest of Forelius nigriventris in the Paraguayan chaco. Mcal. Estigarribia, Paraguay
A harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex desertorum) wanders too close to a nest of little Forelius mccooki ants, who harass the intruder until she leaves. Tucson, Arizona, USA
A Forelius grandis worker carries a stone excavated from her nest. Amaicha del Valle, Tucumán, Argentina
A nest of Forelius nigriventris in the Paraguayan chaco. Mcal. Estigarribia, Paraguay
Forelius mccooki Green Valley, Arizona, USA
Forelius mccooki Green Valley, Arizona, USA
A fallen robber fly quickly attracts ants. In the heat of mid-day, the thermophilic Forelius is the only species that tolerates the hot sand. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Life is perilous for young queens. This fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) is being pursued by native Forelius ants, as she would make an excellent source of protein to feed the Forelius larvae. She frantically climbs a grass blade to escape, but to no avail.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Life is perilous for young queens. This fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) is being pursued by native Forelius ants, as she would make an excellent source of protein to feed the Forelius larvae. She frantically climbs a grass blade to escape, but to no avail. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Life is perilous for young queens. This fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) is being pursued by native Forelius ants, as she would make an excellent source of protein to feed the Forelius larvae. She frantically climbs a grass blade to escape, but to no avail.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
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