Conceptually similarSPLAnt, SEMSS2371473SL5958Rights ManagedSPLAnt head, SEMSS2321327SK8509Rights ManagedSPLAnt head, SEMSS2321329SK8511Rights ManagedSPLAnt, SEMSS2321330SK8512Rights ManagedSPLAnt, SEMSS2166052SD8395Rights ManagedSPLAnt headSS2125288SB2519Rights ManagedSPLAnt head, SEMSS2177366SD8400Rights ManagedSPLAnt head, SEMSS2172746SD8401Rights ManagedSPLAnt head, SEMSS2427097SN2413Rights ManagedView AllView more with similar tones Ant head, SEMLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2321328Legacy Identifier:SK8510Description:Ant head. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an ant (family Formicidae). One of its compound eyes (red) is seen, as well as two long antennae that are mounted on the head between the eyes. They are used for tasting chemicals to detect food and follow trails left by other ants. Ants are social insects that can form colonies of several million individuals.Credit:Susumu Nishinaga / Science SourceSize:4616px × 4722px (~62 MB)Restrictions:No Sale through SubagentsGet PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:animal-ant-antenna-antennae-articulation-biology-close-up-colored-compound-detail-entomology-eusocial-eye-false-color-false-colored-formicidae-head-hymenoptera-insect-invertebrate-invertebrates-jointed-nature-one-scanning electron microscope-sem-single-Wildlife-Z345/1026-Z3451026-zoologyModel release:N/AParent folder:Months of November 2007 through May 2008