This photo shows the major components of an ant colony: the queen (lower left) and a winged male (upper left) among workers and brood. Kibale Forest, Uganda
A physogastric queen greatly swollen with eggs. Mt. Tamalpais, Marin Co., California, USA
Portrait of one of the world's oddest queen ants, Camponotus mirabilis. This Amazonian species is a specialized inhabitant of bamboo. Refugio Amazonas, Tambopata, Peru.