Carton nests of Azteca ants in the crown of a tropical tree. Napo, Ecuador - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Azteca

is a genus of aggressive, tree-dwelling dolichoderine ants found throughout the new world tropics. Some species have evolved specialized relationships with the plants that house them.

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Carton nests of Azteca ants in the crown of a tropical tree.

Napo, Ecuador

Friend or Foe? An Azteca guard evaluates an incoming forager at the nest entrance.

Alluriquín, Pichincha, Ecuador

An old Azteca guard stands alert along a tree trunk in a Colombian forest. Note the missing antennal segments, a sign of past battles.

Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia

Carton nests of Azteca ants in the crown of a tropical tree.

Napo, Ecuador

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Keywords: dolichoderinae ant nests arboreal ants ant carton

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