Mycetarotes male. His relatively long antennae and large eyes help locate queens during mating flights outside the nest. Winged males and queens serve as a reminder of the wasp ancestry of ants. Parque Nacional Iguazu, Argentina; Laboratory colony at the University of Texas
Formicoxenus diversipilosus male. This species in unusual in the extent to which males resemble the workers. Sagehen Creek, California, USA
A male trap-jaw ant's mandibles are reduced to tiny nubs. Maliau Basin, Borneo.