Ants are very fond of a sugary liquid that Plant lice secrete. They will milk the bugs of this liquid.
"Seed of bloodroot with caruncle or crest, which serves as a handle for ants to hold on to. Ant ready…
"A a large, B a small spherical, sponge-like mass of earth which is built around the axils of the branches…
"Ant guest or parasite (Atemeles) soliciting food from a worker Myrmica." -National Geographic, 1912
"The family stomach or repletes of the honey ant of the garden of the gods (Myrmecocystus hortideorum)."…
"The family stomach or repletes of the honey ant of the garden of the gods (Myrmecocystus hortideorum)."…
The soldier of Eciton drepanophorum, a species of army ant in the Formicidae family of ants.
This ant belongs to the Mason-Ants which employ a mortar in raising their hillocks at the same time…
This ant belongs to the Mason-Ants which employ a mortar in raising their hillocks at the same time…
This ant belongs to the Mason-Ants which employ a mortar in raising their hillocks at the same time…
This ant belongs to the Mason-Ants which employ a mortar in raising their hillocks at the same time…
Also known as the Parasol Ant. They are called this because of the way they carry leaves above their…
"In a colony are the females, which are the largest in size." The females are very long-lived.
The male horse ant has wings, and after pairing is allowed to stray away and soon die.
The red ants, here a winged male, are produced in great numbers at particular times of the year.
The red ants, here a wingless neutered male, are produced in great numbers at particular times of the…
"Its body is transparent, the head and wings can be made out, but no legs. The mouth is a retractible…
"The Red Ant plies, according to circumstances, the trade of a mason or excavator. All these are bustling,…
"When the pupa is born, the workers watch over the newly-born insect; for some days they feed it, help…
"In a colony are the females, which are the largest in size." The females are very long-lived.
The larva is the stage right after the eggs are laid. In this stage, the larva is white and legless.
The male red wood ant has wings, and after pairing is allowed to stray away and soon die.
"The cocoons represent the pupa stage; they are commonly called ant-eggs, and are carefully tended by…
"The cocoons represent the pupa stage; they are commonly called ant-eggs, and are carefully tended by…
The workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies.
The workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies.
"One colony of ants will attach another, and those captured are made slaves. The warlike tribes never…
Also known as cow killers, are not actually ants but a type of wasp. they get their name from their…
"These animals, often called White Ants, live in vast communities, principally in the hotter…
"The repairing of a rent in the nest of the red tree ant (Ecophylla smaragdina). The nest is made of…
"The 'replete' workers, with their social stomachs distended with the sweet exudations of oak galls,…