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Fire Ant Queen detained by large worker - Solenopsis invicta - female
Copyright © 2009 Carl Krucke

Fire Ant Queen detained by large worker - Solenopsis invicta - Female
Summerville, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
May 11, 2009
Here's an example of a large worker about to drag the same queen back to the hole. The queen fights to get away, but the worker is strong enough that it can lift the queen clear of the ground in some cases. Interesting stuff....

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Fire Ant Queen with small worker - Solenopsis invicta - female Fire Ant Queen detained by large worker - Solenopsis invicta - female
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Contributed by Carl Krucke on 12 May, 2009 - 1:06am

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