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Queen and worker Temnothorax curvispinosus, a young nest inside a plant stem. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A colony of thief ants (Solenopsis carolinensis) nesting in rotting pine bark buried in the soil of a longleaf pine savanna. The large individual is a queen. Gaineseville, Florida, USA
A colony of thief ants (Solenopsis carolinensis) nesting in rotting pine bark buried in the soil of a longleaf pine savanna. The large individual is a queen. Gaineseville, Florida, USA
Tapinoma sessile is a polygynous ant species. That is, their nests hold multiple egg-laying queens. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Tapinoma sessile - queen and worker. Queens are not only larger than workers, their bodies are structured to hold wings (now removed) and flight muscles. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) sp. colony showing the queen (lower left) and a winged male (upper left) among workers and brood. Kibale Forest, Uganda
Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) sp. colony showing the queen (lower left) and a winged male (upper left) among workers and brood. Kibale Forest, Uganda
A young Aphaenogaster picea foundress queen with her first batch of eggs. South Bristol, New York, USA
A young Lasius foundress queen raises her first crop of workers sealed in an underground chamber. She feeds the developing larvae with reserves from her own body. South Bristol, New York, USA
Queen and worker Temnothorax curvispinosus, a young nest inside a plant stem.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Queen and worker Temnothorax curvispinosus, a young nest inside a plant stem. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Queen and worker Temnothorax curvispinosus, a young nest inside a plant stem.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
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