Eciton burchellii workers returning from a raid. Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Eciton

is a large, conspicuous army ant endemic to the neotropics. Most species have a soldier caste with mandibles modified into ice-tong shaped hooks for defense against vertebrates. One rain forest species, E. burchellii, is known for its expansive epigaeic swarm raids.

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The surface of an army ant bivouac is composed entirely of living ants (Eciton burchellii).

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Eciton burchellii bivouac.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Inside the dark confines of a statary bivouac, worker Eciton burchellii army ants carry larvae.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Eciton burchellii soldier.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador

An Eciton burchellii army ant worker plugs a pothole. Note how her nestmates use her as a stepping stone.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Eciton burchellii army ant bivouac.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Eciton burchellii bivouac.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Eciton burchellii workers pull a termite from a rotting log.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador

Eciton burchellii workers returning from a raid.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Eciton burchellii workers returning from a raid.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Eciton burchellii workers returning from a raid.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

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