Claire Morandin (University of Helsinki), sifting leaf litter at Ant Course 2012 in Uganda.
Calyptomyrmex piripilis

Kibale forest, Uganda
(PSW16850)
Stenamma punctatoventre

Lake County, California, USA
A nest of Nylanderia querna in the leaf litter, hidden away in a rotting acorn. The winged individuals are males.

Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA
Tetraponera merita

Madagascar
Strumigenys rogeri miniature trap-jaw ant foraging in a rotting log.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Anochetus mayri is a small species broadly distributed in the Caribbean and Central and South America.  This individual is from a population that has recently colonized suburban Florida, becoming one of many non-native ant species in the state.

West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Strumigenys rostrata workers with larvae in the brood nest.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
Strumigenys rostrata workers with larvae in the brood nest.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
Claire Morandin (University of Helsinki), sifting leaf litter at Ant Course 2012 in Uganda.
Claire Morandin (University of Helsinki), sifting leaf litter at Ant Course 2012 in Uganda.
Claire Morandin (University of Helsinki), sifting leaf litter at Ant Course 2012 in Uganda.
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