Linepithema oblongum carrying a pupa in the brood nest. Carapunco, Tucumán, Argentina
Wham! A parasitic phorid fly (Pseudacteon) plants her ovipositor between the abdominal sclerites of a Linepithema oblongum worker ant to lay her egg. The oviposition takes less than a second. The hapless ant will later be consumed alive by the developing fly larva. Termas de Reyes, Jujuy, Argentina
Male ants usually look little like their sisters. Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
