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Pheidole dentigula minor worker. Gainesville, Florida, USA
Pheidole metallescens, found in the southern United States, is one of North America's few strongly iridescent ants. Gainesville, Florida, USA
Pheidole vafra minor workers cooperate to carry a piece of cookie I used to bait them out of their nest. Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Pheidole sp. Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Oecophylla smaragdina minor workers tend to larvae in the brood nest. These small workers are present in great numbers in weaver ant colonies but are rarely seen outside the nest. Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Ants (Pheidole megacephala) tending aphids for honeydew. The tight association of ants and aphids give the ants a significant carbohydrate boost and the aphids protection from predators. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Pheidologeton affinis, supermajor and minor workers attacking a beetle grub. Supermajors have powerful mandibles useful for cutting up and carrying large prey items. The supermajor pictured here was able to single-handedly drag this very large beetle larva across the substrate while I photographed them. Rossville, Queensland, Australia
Pheidologeton affinis, supermajor and minor workers. Pheidologeton has one of the most pronounced size differences among nestmate workers of any ant. Rossville, Queensland, Australia
Pheidole desertorum Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
Pheidole dentigula minor worker.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Pheidole dentigula minor worker. Gainesville, Florida, USA
Pheidole dentigula minor worker.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
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