Monomorium rothsteini, worker removing a heavy stone from the nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Monomorium kilianii bringing a seed back to her nest.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Monomorium sydneyense queen and workers in the brood nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Monomorium floricola ranks among the most traveled of all ants.  This diminutive species has spread with human commerce to nearly every lowland tropical region.  Here, a worker tends to a mealybug in Panama.

Isla Contadora, Panama
Monomorium sp. workers carrying sand grains from an excavation deep in their nest.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
The pharoah's ant Monomorium pharaonis is among the most persistent of indoor ant pests.  These slender yellow ants characteristically form long foraging trails.  

Panama City, Panama
The pharoah's ant Monomorium pharaonis is among the most persistent of indoor ant pests.  These slender yellow ants characteristically form long foraging trails.  

Panama City, Panama
Monomorium sydneyense queen and workers in the brood nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Monomorium floricola ranks among the most traveled of all ants.  This diminutive species has spread with human commerce to nearly every lowland tropical region.  Here, a worker tends to a mealybug in Panama.

Isla Contadora, Panama
Monomorium kilianii bringing a seed back to her nest.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Monomorium kilianii bringing a seed back to her nest.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Monomorium kilianii bringing a seed back to her nest.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
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