Diapheromera femorata - Northern Walking Stick, male and female.

Illinois, USA
Diapheromera femorata - Northern Walking Stick, female perched on an oak branch.

Illinois, USA
Diapheromera femorata - Northern Walking Stick, male perched on an oak branch.

Illinois, USA
Solenopsis geminata is a seed harvesting ant, and major workers have massive heads for powering the blunt seed-milling mandibles.

Durban, South Africa
Solenopsis geminata- tropical fire ant, major worker.

Durban, South Africa
Solenopsis geminata is a seed harvesting ant, and major workers have massive heads for powering the blunt seed-milling mandibles.

Durban, South Africa
Solenopsis geminata, a fire ant native to Central America and the southern United States, has become an invasive pest in tropical regions worldwide.

Durban, South Africa
Myrmecocystus honeypot ant species come in three basic color patterns, depending on the time of day that they forage.  The orange/yellow species such as this M. navajo are nocturnal.  These ants were photographed leaving their nest entrance to forage shortly after dusk.

Willcox, Arizona, USA
Pseudomyrmex spinicola acacia ants guarding a nest entrance.  This species has a painful sting and a much more aggressive temperment than most other Pseudomyrmex, an effective deterrent to large vertebrate herbivores.  

Chiriqui, Panama
Diapheromera femorata - Northern Walking Stick, male and female.

Illinois, USA
Diapheromera femorata - Northern Walking Stick, male and female.

Illinois, USA
Diapheromera femorata - Northern Walking Stick, male and female.

Illinois, USA
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