Pachycondyla mlanjiensis St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Pachycondyla

is a heterogenous assemblage of predatory ponerine ants. These attractive insects are found in tropical and warm temperate regions worldwide.

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A Pachycondyla harpax worker hauls a pupa to safety after the photographer disturbs her nest.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Pachycondyla harpax

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Pachycondyla impressa is one of South America's largest ants. This individual is a dealate queen.

Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia

Pachcondyla marginata is a specialized termite predator.

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Pachycondyla mlanjiensis, a predatory ant, forages in the leaf litter of an African forest.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Pachycondyla mlanjiensis

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Pachycondyla mlanjiensis

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Pachycondyla stigma, grooming.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

Pachycondyla mlanjiensis

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Pachycondyla mlanjiensis

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Pachycondyla mlanjiensis

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

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Keywords: white insect insects hymenoptera formicidae ponerinae worker ant bothroponera poneromorph tropical hunting ant bothroponera mlanjiensis pachycondyla mlanjiensis large black ant

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