"[Female workers (red) are] hauling a male. It is not unusual for them to drag the
sexuals back into the the nest for whatever reason. Although handling him gently
now, the day will come when he is a drain on resources and he will be executed
if still around." ...Gordon C. Snelling

Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 6-25-09. © Ron Hemberger