Army Ants and Other Nomads
Several lineages of ants in the warmer regions of the world have evolved a lifestyle of nomadic predation.
An Eciton burchellii soldier uses her ice-tong mandibles to latch on to the photographer's skin. This gives her the leverage to use her stinger (at the read end of the animal) and makes her very difficult to remove.
Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
An Eciton burchellii soldier uses her ice-tong mandibles to latch on to the photographer's skin. This gives her the leverage to use her stinger (at the read end of the animal) and makes her very difficult to remove.
Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Canon EOS 7D |
Original size: 4512x3240 |
Current: 800x575 |
