Aphaenogaster picea. Male ants (with wings) are rather different beasts than their sisters. They exist solely to disperse the colony's genes, and perform no other work in the nest. South Bristol, New York, USA

Crematogaster cerasi males emerge from the nest for a mating flight. Urbana, Illinois, USA

Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) sp. colony showing the queen (lower left) and a winged male (upper left) among workers and brood. Kibale Forest, Uganda