A freshly-mated and wingless female (gyne) big-headed ant, Pheidole sp., on a leaf.
A female (gyne) big-headed ant, Pheidole sp. Having just mated and pulled off her own wings, she'll go on to start a new colony, using her now-useless wing muscles as a source of nutrients to raise the first generation.
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