Ant head. False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of the wood ant,Formica fusca. Two round compound eyes are seen above the long antennae; the mouthparts consist of toothed (serrated) mandibles which deliver a powerful cutting bite. This species of ant is social,and acts as a slave for the blood-red ant Formica sanguinea. Inseminated females of the blood-red ant invade the nests of Formica fusca,steal their pupae,and the wood ants that hatch are made to work for the strange queen as though she were their own. Magnification: x25 at 6x4.5cm size | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Power And Syred |
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