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Inside a laboratory nest a young fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) tends to her first eggs. In nature, the queen seals herself in an underground chamber and raises the first workers on her body reserves. Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA
Inside a laboratory nest a young fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) tends to her first eggs. Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA
Vollenhovia emeryi worker (left) and queen. The larger size and more elaborate thorax distinguish most queens from worker ants. Washington, DC, USA
Workers tend to a queen in a laboratory colony of Argentine Ants (Linepithema humile). California, USA
Queen leafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes) are often so heavily attended by workers that they are scarcely visible under a mass of little ant bodies. At the top, a soldier stands guard. Laboratory colony at the University of Wisconsin
A young Myrmica queen searches for a nesting site following her mating flight. Clinton Lake Recreation Area, Illinois, USA
A Lasius neoniger queen pauses for a rest while she searches for a suitable nesting site after her mating flight. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A Lasius neoniger queen pauses for a rest while she searches for a suitable nesting site after her mating flight. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A young Myrmica queen searches for a nesting site following her mating flight. Clinton Lake Recreation Area, Illinois, USA
A young Myrmica queen searches for a nesting site following her mating flight.

Clinton Lake Recreation Area, Illinois, USA
A young Myrmica queen searches for a nesting site following her mating flight. Clinton Lake Recreation Area, Illinois, USA
A young Myrmica queen searches for a nesting site following her mating flight.

Clinton Lake Recreation Area, Illinois, USA
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