Atopomyrmex mocquerysi is a conspicuous arboreal ant in African forests. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Arboreal Ants: Life in the Treetops

In the warmer regions of the world, a rich and colorful ant fauna lives entirely in the trees.

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An arboreal carton nest of Crematogaster castanea tricolor. This nest is about the size of a softball.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

An Oecophylla smaragdina weaver ant guard hangs from the bottom of her nest, alert to any photographers that might try anything brash.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

An armored tree ant (Cataulacus huberi) pauses to groom her legs and antennae. Ants are extremely clean insects.

Kibale forest, Uganda

Pseudomyrmex apache

Northern California, USA

Podomyrma adelaidae

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Cataulacus brevisetosus

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Temnothorax gallae is an ecologically specialized ant that nests in pre-existing cavities of manzanita trees.

Jasper Ridge, California, USA

Ants that nest in trees often have bizarre adaptations for plugging the entrances to their nests. This Camponotus papago queen has a cork-like head that doubles as a door.

Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona, USA

Atopomyrmex mocquerysi is a conspicuous arboreal ant in African forests.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Atopomyrmex mocquerysi is a conspicuous arboreal ant in African forests.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Atopomyrmex mocquerysi is a conspicuous arboreal ant in African forests.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Atopomyrmex mocquerysi is a conspicuous arboreal ant in African forests.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

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Keywords: ants insect insects arboreal hymenoptera foraging formicidae myrmicinae worker ants red and black atopomyrmex arboreal ants atopomyrmex mocquerysi

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