futurebird, 2 months ago to random

. . . some of these carpenter ants are— how to put this? Obese. Look at these gasters! At what point do we start just calling you a replete? Everyone thinks the big majors in Camponotus pennsylvanicus meant to fight and dig— but I think they are more into bulk food storage. #ants #FatAnts #camponotus

Another chonker in an adjoining room. The expanded gaster has white stripes— the white is either good or ant fat cells.
A side view of one of the big ants.
yet another view— the distended ants stay in the nest the majors on patrol have gasters half this size.