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Crematogaster smithi
Arizona, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2005

Some Crematogaster species have worker ants of more than one size.  Large workers, like the one pictured at center, appear capable of some amount of reproduction although the details of their behavior are poorly known.  Small workers do not reproduce.

 
USA AZ Cochise Co.: Southwestern Research Station, 7 km WSW Portal, 1650m 
31º53´N 109º12´W 


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This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, with a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.