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The lovely glasswinged butterfly Greta oto. Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize
A small parasitic wasp (Proctotrupidae: Brachyserphus sp.) launches herself into the air. This species attacks nitidulid beetles. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) spreads its delicate wings to take flight. This insect has become one of the most economically damaging pest insects to agriculture in the United States. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Foraging bees may gather both nectar and pollen. Both are visible on this worker, returning to the nest with a full honey stomach (visible as the distended abdomen) and pollen (stored in baskets on the legs). Urbana, Illinois, USA
A male harvester ant (Aphaenogaster albisetosa) launches himself on a morning mating flight. Green Valley, Arizona, USA
Army ant males are most commonly seen at night. They sometimes end up at lights as they disperse on wing from their natal colonies. This army ant, Neivamyrmex swainsonii, is a broadly-distributed species found from the southern United States to northern Argentina. Peña Blanca Lake, Arizona, USA
After mating, a young leafcutter ant queen sheds her wings. Acromyrmex versicolor. Tucson, Arizona, USA
Male leaf-cutting ants (Acromyrmex versicolor) lek above the desert floor, awaiting virgin queens who fly into the swarm to mate. This species flies during the Arizona summer monsoon season, early in the morning after a soaking rain. Tucson, Arizona, USA
After mating, a young leafcutter ant queen sheds her wings. Acromyrmex versicolor.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
After mating, a young leafcutter ant queen sheds her wings. Acromyrmex versicolor. Tucson, Arizona, USA
After mating, a young leafcutter ant queen sheds her wings. Acromyrmex versicolor.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
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