Myrmecocystus mendax honeypot ant, with pupae. Chiricahua mountains, Arizona, USA

All the immature stages of ant development (eggs, larvae, and pupae) in the brood nest of Nylanderia faisonensis. Gainesville, Florida, USA

Spiky larvae are characteristic of ponerine ants. Here, an Odontomachus clarus desert trap-jaw ant tends to larvae in the brood nest. Portal, Arizona, USA