alexwild > Tetraponera merita

Madagascar
alexwild > Pseudomyrmex gracilis dealate queen.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
alexwild > Sandalus niger cicada parasite beetle (male).

Urbana, Illinois, USA
alexwild > Female (left) and male cicada parasite beetles, Sandalus niger.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
alexwild > Sandalus niger cicada parasite beetle (female).

Urbana, Illinois, USA
alexwild > 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
alexwild > 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
alexwild > Formica obscuripes

Wisconsin, USA
alexwild > Formica obscuripes

Wisconsin, USA
Tetraponera merita

Madagascar
alexwild > Tetraponera merita

Madagascar
Tetraponera merita

Madagascar
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