Labidus praedator Gamboa, Panama - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

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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A Labidus praedator soldier rears up at the photographer.

Gamboa, Panama

Neivamyrmex pilosus is among the more commonly encountered of the Neotropical army ants. Like most Neivamyrmex species, they are specialist predators on other ants. However, this species is unusual in its preference for arboreal (or tree-nesting) ants. I observed this colony taking Azteca, Crematogaster, and Brachymyrmex.

Gamboa, Panama

Labidus praedator

Gamboa, Panama

Labidus praedator

Gamboa, Panama

Labidus praedator. Army ant workers vary considerably in size.

Gamboa, Panama

Army ant colonies typically contain workers of many sizes, each specialized for a different task. Here a Nomamyrmex esenbeckii worker stands guard over a passing column.

Gamboa, Panama

Nomamyrmex esenbeckii, carrying a larva. The bright red color indicates a relatively young age for this worker. Gamboa, Panama.

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Nomamyrmex esenbeckii

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Nomamyrmex esenbeckii

Gamboa, Panama

Labidus praedator

Gamboa, Panama

Labidus praedator

Gamboa, Panama

Labidus praedator

Gamboa, Panama

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Keywords: swarm alarm ant rainforest bugs tropical ants nature insect insects predator hymenoptera predators entomology ecitoninae army ants army ant formicidae labidus labidus praedator

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