Army ant males are most commonly seen at night. They sometimes end up at lights as they disperse on wing from their natal colonies. This army ant, Neivamyrmex swainsonii, is a broadly-distributed species found from the southern United States to northern Argentina. Peña Blanca Lake, Arizona, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Army Ants and Other Nomads

Several lineages of ants in the warmer regions of the world have evolved a lifestyle of nomadic predation.

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Eciton burchelli army ants can form living bridges with their bodies.

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences

Eciton burchellii army ants cluster around a cricket they have caught.

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences

Eciton burchelli army ants. These large, predaceous ants are ubiquitous in the rainforests of Central and South America.

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences

Army ant males are most commonly seen at night. They sometimes end up at lights as they disperse on wing from their natal colonies. This army ant, Neivamyrmex swainsonii, is a broadly-distributed species found from the southern United States to northern Argentina.

Peña Blanca Lake, Arizona, USA

Army ants such as these Eciton burchellii are important predators in many tropical ecosystems.

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences

Army ants on the march. This species, Neivamyrmex californicus, is endemic to California and Baja California.

Jasper Ridge, California, USA

Neivamyrmex melanocephalus army ants initiating a live-ant bridge with their own bodies. Here two ants lean against each other while a third starts to climb.

Sycamore Canyon, Arizona, USA

Neivamyrmex nigrescens army ants are predators of other ant species. Here an army ant worker carries a paralyzed prey ant back from a successful raid on an Aphaenogaster nest.

Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA

Neivamyrmex nigrescens

Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA

Army ant males are most commonly seen at night. They sometimes end up at lights as they disperse on wing from their natal colonies. This army ant, Neivamyrmex swainsonii, is a broadly-distributed species found from the southern United States to northern Argentina.

Peña Blanca Lake, Arizona, USA

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Army Ants and Other Nomads

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