Portrait of an Atta laevigata leafcutter ant soldier.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Portrait of an Atta laevigata leafcutter ant soldier.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Portrait of an Atta laevigata leafcutter ant soldier.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Portrait of an Atta laevigata leafcutter ant soldier.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Labidus coecus workers repair damage to a tunnel.

Maquipucuna Reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Labidus coecus workers repair damage to a tunnel.

Maquipucuna Reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Aphaenogaster mariae

Urbana, Illinois, USA
An underground trail of a South American army ant (Neivamyrmex bohlsi).  The colony has workers of many different sizes, allowing the ants to attack and transport a larger range of prey.

Lagunas Yala, Jujuy, Argentina
Solenopsis invicta

Austin, Texas, USA
Portrait of an Atta laevigata leafcutter ant soldier.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Portrait of an Atta laevigata leafcutter ant soldier.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Portrait of an Atta laevigata leafcutter ant soldier.

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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