Cardiocondyla emeryi Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Carebara has one of the most pronounced size differences among nestmate workers of any ant. Rossville, Queensland, Australia
Worker polymorphism in the marauder ant Carebara affinis. Pictured here is a single supermajor worker, two major workers, and full complement of minor workers. These insects are all sisters and are essentially genetically identical, their different morphologies a result of developmental plasticity. Rossville, Queensland, Australia