This young acacia ant queen has found a willing partner: a sapling with vacant thorns for her nest and abundant, nutritious beltian bodies to feed her larvae. Armenia, Cayo District, Belize.
An early spring mating flight of red imported fire ants at Brackenridge Field Laboratory brings a frenzy of winged gynes and workers to the mound surface. Austin, Texas, USA.
A young fire ant queen prepares for her mating flight. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Texas, USA.
