Mycocepurus smithii is the only known parthenogenetic ant. Entire populations persist without males or sexual reproduction. Here, workers and alate queens mingle in the fungus garden of a laboratory colony at the University of Texas. Austin, Texas, USA.
Myrmecia pyriformis, brown bull ant queen. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A young Myrmica queen searches for a nesting site following her mating flight. Clinton Lake Recreation Area, Illinois, USA
