gergA big-headed ant drone, Pheidole sp., standing on the discarded wing of the female he just mated with. This male will die in the next one to two weeks, but the female will go on to live for years.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ant?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ant</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bigheadedant?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigheadedant</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pheidole?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pheidole</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insectsofthefediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insectsofthefediverse</a>