alexwild > Camponotus floridanus

Archbold Biological Station, Florida
alexwild > Pheidole obscurithorax is a South American native that has been introduced to the U.S. gulf coast. 

Pensacola, Florida, USA
alexwild > A queen and worker Argentine ant, Linepithema humile.

Córdoba, Argentina
alexwild > 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
alexwild > Pheidologeton affinis, supermajor and minor workers. Pheidologeton has one of the most pronounced size differences among nestmate workers of any ant.

Rossville, Queensland, Australia
alexwild > Pheidole xerophila is a common small seed harvester in the deserts of the American southwest.  Here are major and minor workers along a foraging trail.

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
alexwild > Pheidole tepicana

Arizona, USA
alexwild > Iridomyrmex sp.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > A queen (right) and two worker Stenamma dyscheres. Notice the small eye size of the workers, a trait common to all subterranean ants.

Empire Mine State Park, California, USA
Camponotus floridanus

Archbold Biological Station, Florida
alexwild > Camponotus floridanus

Archbold Biological Station, Florida
Camponotus floridanus

Archbold Biological Station, Florida
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