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Eciton hamatum preys on the brood of other social insects. Here, workers carry captured ant and wasp larvae back to their bivouac. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Eciton hamatum preys on the brood of other social insects. Here, workers carry captured ant and wasp larvae back to their bivouac. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Eciton hamatum preys on the brood of other social insects. Here, workers carry captured ant and wasp larvae back to their bivouac. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Lasius (Acanthomyops) interjectus citronella ants. Prior to a mating flight, males, queens, and workers gather at the surface. Citronella ants are normally subterranean, and the late summer flights are a rare chance to see them above ground. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Lasius (Acanthomyops) interjectus citronella ants. Prior to a mating flight, males, queens, and workers gather at the surface. Citronella ants are normally subterranean, and the late summer flights are a rare chance to see them above ground. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Lasius (Acanthomyops) californicus citronella ants with their underground "cattle": mealybugs that produce honeydew. Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger is a nest-founding parasite. Following this young queen's mating flight, she will attempt to enter the nest of a Lasius species, kill the resident queen, and coopt the Lasius worker force to raise out her own offspring. South Bristol, New York, USA
The large size of Lasius colonies requires a prodigious output from the queens. Here, workers of the citronella ant Lasius (Acanthomyops) occidentalis tend to an egg pile. Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger is a nest-founding parasite. Following this young queen's mating flight, she will attempt to enter the nest of a Lasius species, kill the resident queen, and coopt the Lasius worker force to raise out her own offspring. South Bristol, New York, USA
Eciton hamatum preys on the brood of other social insects. Here, workers carry captured ant and wasp larvae back to their bivouac.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Eciton hamatum preys on the brood of other social insects. Here, workers carry captured ant and wasp larvae back to their bivouac. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Eciton hamatum preys on the brood of other social insects. Here, workers carry captured ant and wasp larvae back to their bivouac.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
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