A parasitic Apocephalus phorid fly attempts to lay her egg (note the long, snaking ovipositor) while her Acromyrmex leafcutter victim struggles to pin the attacker against her defensive spines. Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Ant Predators, Parasites, and other Enemies

Images of species that parasitize or prey on ants.

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Ophiocordyceps fungus growing from the carcass of a carpenter ant. Note how the ant's mandibles have gripped the leaf edge, anchoring it in place. This behavior is induced when the fungus takes partial control over the ant's brain.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador

Amyciaea albomaculata is a crab spider that mimics Oecophylla smaragdina in order to approach and prey on the ants.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

Amyciaea albomaculata

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

Death by spider: an Oecophylla smaragdina green tree ant captured by a web-building spider.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

Arthropterus Ant-Nest Beetle (Carabidae: Paussinae)

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

A parasitic Apocephalus phorid fly attempts to lay her egg (note the long, snaking ovipositor) while her Acromyrmex leafcutter victim struggles to pin the attacker against her defensive spines.

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Canon EOS 7D |

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Original size: 3627x2615 |

Current: 800x577 |

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Keywords: diptera oviposition acromyrmex phoridae phorid fly apocephalus parasitoid flies

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Ant Predators, Parasites, and other Enemies

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