Forelius pruinosus workers warm themselves on a cool spring morning under a sun-exposed stone. Note the color variation among workers; color is not always a reliable identification character in ants.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Tapinoma sessile - queen and worker. Queens are not only larger than workers, their bodies are structured to hold wings (now removed) and flight muscles.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Cataulacus worker at the entrance to her nest in a tree branch.

Kibale forest, Uganda
A Discothyrea worker forages through the leaf litter in an African forest.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Leptanilla sp.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Tetramorium (aculeatum - group) foragers meet along a trail at night.

Kibale forest, Uganda
A queen and worker Argentine ant, Linepithema humile.

Córdoba, Argentina
Tetramorium viticola

Kibale forest, Uganda
A Discothyrea worker forages through the leaf litter in an African forest.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Forelius pruinosus workers warm themselves on a cool spring morning under a sun-exposed stone. Note the color variation among workers; color is not always a reliable identification character in ants.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Forelius pruinosus workers warm themselves on a cool spring morning under a sun-exposed stone. Note the color variation among workers; color is not always a reliable identification character in ants.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Forelius pruinosus workers warm themselves on a cool spring morning under a sun-exposed stone. Note the color variation among workers; color is not always a reliable identification character in ants.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
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