A queen ant carries a hefty load of mites. Ant colonies often host many species of mites, although the biology of each is typically unknown. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
Pogonomyrmex badius, the Florida harvester ant, queen and worker Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, the western harvester ants, mating Hallelujah Junction, California, USA
