digital art featuring an adorable ant with intricate details showcasing its tiny features

small insect social species honeydew producer farmers aphids anthidium formicidae family metallic sheen polymorphic caste system worker ants soldier queen ant winged reproductives monomorphic eusocial colony nest builder mound construction pheromone communication coordination cooperative foraging trophallaxis reciprocal feeding larvae caretaker nymphal stage food storage scout trailblazer defense mechanism bittersweet almond allergies carnivorous variants sugar farming symbionts leafcutter army harvester ponerinae subfamily