Brachygastra mellifica
Portrait of a Mexican Honey Wasp. San Antonio, Texas, USA
High magnification photograph of the fore and hind wings of a Mexican honey wasp. Note the hooks, called hamuli, that connect the wings during flight. Specimen from the University of Texas Insect Collection.
Dinoponera australis, one of the world's largest ants. Paraguay
Dorymyrmex brunneus ants tend scale insects for honeydew. Paraguay
A column of Eciton burchellii army ants runs through a South American forest. Reserva Mbaracayu, Paraguay
Solenopsis invicta - fire ant worker
Portrait of a red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. This species arrived to the southeastern United States from South America in the 1930s. Specimen from Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Texas, USA. Public domain image by Alex Wild, produced by the University of Texas "Insects Unlocked" program.
Formica integroides wood ant. Sagehen Creek Field Station, California, USA
Cryptochetid flies mating. Davis, California, USA
A young Camponotus queen ant prepares to depart on a mating flight.
Cephalotes clypeatus turtle ant workers protect their nest entrance with well-armed heads. Paraguay
Acromyrmex balzani, a leafcutter ant, transports cut grass back to her nest. Paraguay
A Formica accreta worker stands guard over pupae in the brood nest. California, USA
