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SmugMug > all-time keyword > ants > Inside the brood nest, an Odontomachus brunneus trap-jaw ant larva feeds on the remains of a termite.  Unlike adult ants, larvae can consume solid food.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
SmugMug > all-time keyword > ants > Formica obscuripes ant examining eggs of the Northern Walking Stick Diapheromera femorata.  Ants find the seed-like eggs attractive and may carry them to protected overwintering sites.

Wisconsin, USA
SmugMug > all-time keyword > ants > Formica obscuripes

Wisconsin, USA
SmugMug > all-time keyword > ants > Formica obscuripes

Wisconsin, USA
SmugMug > all-time keyword > ants > Formica obscuripes nestmate workers engaging in trophallaxis, or the social sharing of liquid food.

Wisconsin, USA
Tetraponera merita

Madagascar
 > Tetraponera merita

Madagascar
Tetraponera merita

Madagascar
Photo by: alexwild • see photo in gallery

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