Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) fighting. Argentine ants typically form large supercolonies comprising millions of ants and thousands of nests. Within these massive supercolonies fighting is rare, but ants from neighboring supercolonies readily attack each other. Córdoba, Argentina - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Ants Fighting

Images of conflict among ant societies.

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Argentine ants (Linepithema humile), an aggressive pest species introduced by human commerce to California, attack a native Pogonomyrmex harvester ant. Native ants in many places around the world have disappeared in areas invaded by Argentine ants.

Davis, California, USA

Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) fighting. Argentine ants typically form large supercolonies comprising millions of ants and thousands of nests. Within these massive supercolonies fighting is rare, but ants from neighboring supercolonies readily attack each other.

Córdoba, Argentina

Linepithema iniquum workers from neighboring colonies fight over access to an orchid plant.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Myrmecia pilosula jack-jumper ants from neighboring nests, engaged in battle.

Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia

Myrmecia pilosula jack-jumper ants from neighboring nests engaged in battle, grabbing each other with their impressive mandibles and attempting to sting their opponent with the tip of the abdomen.

Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia

Neivamyrmex californicus army ants are specialist predators of the brood of other ant species. Here worker army ants attack a defending Tetramorium worker as others plunder the Tetramorium brood.

California, USA

Odontomachus chelifer. Ants from different colonies don't normally tolerate each other. Here, a trap-jaw ant dispatches an intruder from a neighboring nest.

Aragua, Venezuela

Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) fighting. Argentine ants typically form large supercolonies comprising millions of ants and thousands of nests. Within these massive supercolonies fighting is rare, but ants from neighboring supercolonies readily attack each other.

Córdoba, Argentina

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Ants Fighting

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