 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant) grooming |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus workers. The smaller worker is crouching in what appears to be a display of submission. |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant) grooming |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus worker with termite prey. Like most ants, Myrmecocystus loves to eat termites when they can be gotten. |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant) carrying insect prey back to nest |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus worker (foreground), with two winged males in the background. |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant) (center and lower right) being kept in their nest by small Forelius pruinosus ants (upper left). The Forelius ants spray an offensive secretion on the Myrmecocystus. |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus winged queen, with workers and a male ant in the background. |
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 | | Myrmecocystus mimicus (Honeypot Ant), closeup of worker carrying insect prey. |
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