Ochetellus glaber
Orlando, Florida, USA
Ochetellus glaber, grooming Orlando, Florida, USA
Ochetellus punctatissimus
Ochetellus workers recruit to food. Ants in this subfamily often arrive in large numbers to resources, maintaining trails between their nest and persistent food source. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia.
Worker ants carrying larvae in the brood nest. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia.
Portrait of an Ochetellus worker. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A male (winged) and two worker ants. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia.
Workers with larvae in the brood nest. This colony nested under the bark of a fallen log. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia.
Ochetellus sp.
Little Ochetellus ants are a common but often overlooked element of the Australian ant fauna. These workers tend to their larvae in the nest. Nhill, Victoria, Australia
When the photographer disturbs their nest, tiny Ochetellus workers carry brood to safety. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia.
A worker ant carries a larva to safety after the photographer disturbs her nest. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia.