Temnothorax pergandei carrying a larva.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Cave-dwelling larvae of the fly family Keroplatidae (predaceous fungus gnats) spin sticky silk draglines to entrap insect prey. The larva itself is visible at left, just below the rock face.

Armenia, Belize
Lines of sticky silk hang from the roof of a Belizean cave, helping a predaceous fungus gnat (Keroplatidae) capture flying insects.

Armenia, Belize
Crematogaster sp.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Paraparatrechina

Kibale forest, Uganda
A laboratory colony of Strumigenys zeteki.

Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
In a remnant of the vanishing Atlantic Coastal Rainforest, an inchworm (Geometridae) moves along a leaf.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Metamorphosis in the green tree ant Oecophylla smaragdina.

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Iridomyrmex bicknelli workers carry a queen larva in the nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Temnothorax pergandei carrying a larva.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Temnothorax pergandei carrying a larva.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Temnothorax pergandei carrying a larva.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
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