Eggs and young larvae inside the brood nest of Oecophylla smaragdina weaver ants.

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
A young drone on a comb full of developing drone brood.
Nylanderia guatemalensis, worker carrying a larva. 

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Tetramorium simillimum is a small species, native to Africa, that is now common in tropical regions worldwide.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
A series of fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) nests along a curb.

Austin, Texas, USA
The distinctive soil mounds of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta help ants maintain humidity and temperature levels ideal for brood development.

Austin, Texas, USA
The distinctive nest entrance of the nocturnal honeypot ant Myrmecocystus mexicanus.

Huachuca mountains, Arizona, USA
Camponotus ocreatus, with pupae

Portal, Arizona, USA
Protected inside a translucent silken tent, Oecophylla longinoda weaver ants gather honeydew from mealybugs. The ants weave the tent using silk produced by their larvae.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
The distinctive soil mounds of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta help ants maintain humidity and temperature levels ideal for brood development.

Austin, Texas, USA
The distinctive soil mounds of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta help ants maintain humidity and temperature levels ideal for brood development.

Austin, Texas, USA
The distinctive soil mounds of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta help ants maintain humidity and temperature levels ideal for brood development.

Austin, Texas, USA
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