Formica incerta. Ants as earthbound creatures are not ideal pollinators, but they can carry pollen over short distances. Champaign, Illinois, USA
The desert field ant Formica perpilosa is a common insect in washes and riparian areas of southwestern North America. Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas.
Formica obscuripes nestmate workers engaging in trophallaxis, or the social sharing of liquid food. Wisconsin, USA