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Polyergus lucidus East Brooklyn, Illinois, USA
A mixed colony of Protomognathus americanus (the acorn slave-raiding ant, dark brown) and its host, Temnothorax curvispinosus. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A mixed colony of Protomognathus americanus (the acorn slave-raiding ant, dark brown) and its host, Temnothorax curvispinosus. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A mixed colony of Protomognathus americanus (the acorn slave-raiding ant, dark brown) and its host, Temnothorax curvispinosus. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A slave-raiding queen, Protomognathus americanus. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A mixed colony of Protomognathus americanus (the acorn slave-raiding ant, dark brown) and its host, Temnothorax curvispinosus. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A mixed colony of Protomognathus americanus (the acorn slave-raiding ant, dark brown) and its host, Temnothorax curvispinosus. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Formica argentea (the silver/grey ant) is a frequent host species for the 'slave-raiding' ant Polyergus breviceps (red). Here, I have disturbed a hibernating nest in early spring. The red Polyergus are slow to wake, but their skittish captives are active earlier in the season and come to life. Sagehen Creek Field Station, California, USA
Polyergus montivagus Champaign, Illinois, USA
Polyergus lucidus

East Brooklyn, Illinois, USA
Polyergus lucidus East Brooklyn, Illinois, USA
Polyergus lucidus

East Brooklyn, Illinois, USA
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