Young queens of the twig ant Tetraponera mocquerysi actively forage for food early in the life cycle of the colony. Once workers are produced, queens can stay safely in the nest.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Young queens of the twig ant Tetraponera mocquerysi actively forage for food early in the life cycle of the colony. Once workers are produced, queens can stay safely in the nest.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Portrait of Tetraponera mocquerysi, one of the more common members of its genus across equatorial Africa.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Tetraponera mocquerysi, foraging worker.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Tetraponera mocquerysi, foraging worker.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Young queens of the twig ant Tetraponera mocquerysi actively forage for food early in the life cycle of the colony. Once workers are produced, queens can stay safely in the nest.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Portrait of Tetraponera mocquerysi, one of the more common members of its genus across equatorial Africa.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Pseudomyrmex gracilis dealate queen.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Arboreal Tetraponera nest in hollow spaces of twigs and branches.  The ants' slender bodies allow them to maneuver in narrow spaces. (Tetraponera laeviceps).

Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Young queens of the twig ant Tetraponera mocquerysi actively forage for food early in the life cycle of the colony. Once workers are produced, queens can stay safely in the nest.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Young queens of the twig ant Tetraponera mocquerysi actively forage for food early in the life cycle of the colony. Once workers are produced, queens can stay safely in the nest.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Young queens of the twig ant Tetraponera mocquerysi actively forage for food early in the life cycle of the colony. Once workers are produced, queens can stay safely in the nest.

Kibale forest, Uganda
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