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 - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Ant communication

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Along an arboreal trail in South Africa, Crematogaster castanea tricolor nestmates exchange a bit of food.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Sonoran desert cacti are frequently covered in ants. Cacti provide ants with nectar- a ready food supply in a harsh environment- in exchange for protection from herbivorous insects. Here, two Crematogaster opuntiae acrobat ants exchange nectar they have gathered from a chain-link cholla.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

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

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences

Eciton hamatum workers return from a successful raid bearing captured ant brood.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador

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

Eciton hamatum

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador

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

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Ant communication

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