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Mycetosoritis hartmanni
Texas, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2006

Queen ants of most species start their adult lives bearing wings, which they use to fly off to mate and start a new nest.  Here is a young winged queen of a Mycetosoritis fungus-growing ant.

 
USA TX Travis Co.: Austin
140m 30º17´N 97º47´W 20.xi.2006

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This image was captured with a Canon EOS 20D, using a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.