Queen and workers. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Among the oddest of all ants is the tiny Solenopsis phoretica, a presumably parasitic species whose females ride piggyback on Pheidole queens. Nearly nothing is known about its biology, having only been collected twice. Austin, Texas, USA.
A young fire ant queen prepares for her mating flight. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Texas, USA.
