Arboreal Ants: Life in the Treetops
In the warmer regions of the world, a rich and colorful ant fauna lives entirely in the trees.
A Cephalotes atratus gliding ant in mid-air. Rainforest canopy ants risk losing contact with their colonies if they fall from their home trees to the dark, alien forest floor some 30-40 meters below. Canopy-dwellers can guard against getting lost by gliding back to the tree trunks before the fall too far.
Gamboa, Panama
A Cephalotes atratus gliding ant in mid-air. Rainforest canopy ants risk losing contact with their colonies if they fall from their home trees to the dark, alien forest floor some 30-40 meters below. Canopy-dwellers can guard against getting lost by gliding back to the tree trunks before the fall too far.
Gamboa, Panama
Canon EOS 20D |
Original size: 2616x1773 |
Current: 800x542 |
