Among the most rarely encountered North American ants is the blind, subterranean Syscia augustae, found from Arkansas to northeastern Mexico. The apparent rarity of this species may simply be an artifact of its underground habitat. Here, a worker carries a larva in the typical fashion of Dorylinae, slung under the body. Austin, Texas, USA. Series voucher specimens utic00200642
A minor worker with eggs and larvae in the brood nest of a native big-headed ant. Brackenridge Field Lab, Texas, USA.
Larvae of some myrmicine ants have bizarre anchor-shaped hairs that allow them to be hung from the ceiling and walls of the brood nest. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
