Queen and workers in the nest. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Monomorium ergatogyna queen and workers. Mt. Tamalpais, Marin Co., California, USA
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.