Anonychomyrma
is a forest-dwelling dolichoderine genus found from Malaysia to southern Australia. These medium-sized ants release a distinctive acrid odor when disturbed.
Ants are dominant scavengers in most terrestrial ecosystems. Carcasses of other arthropods are quickly discovered and carried back to the nest. Here, Anonychomyrma workers cooperate to transport the body of a dead carpenter ant.
Harrietville, Vicotoria, Australia
Ants are dominant scavengers in most terrestrial ecosystems. Carcasses of other arthropods are quickly discovered and carried back to the nest. Here, Anonychomyrma workers cooperate to transport the body of a dead carpenter ant.
Harrietville, Vicotoria, Australia
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