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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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Pachycondyla apicalis, grooming. Ants are meticulous animals.

Panama City, Panama

Pachycondyla apicalis is instantly recognizable by the yellow antenna tips.

Panama City, Panama

Pachycondyla apicalis

Panama City, Panama

Pachycondyla apicalis

Panama City, Panama

Pachycondyla apicalis is instantly recognizable from the yellow antenna tips.

Panama City, Panama

Pachycondyla apicalis

Panama City, Panama

Pachycondyla chinensis, the Asian needle ant, is a termite predator. Here, workers process a recently killed Reticulitermes worker.

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

A Pachycondyla chinensis worker stings a termite it has caught, and the termite defecates in response.

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

A termite-predator ant, Pachycondyla chinensis, stings her prey.

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Pachycondyla apicalis, grooming. Ants are meticulous animals.

Panama City, Panama

Pachycondyla apicalis, grooming. Ants are meticulous animals.

Panama City, Panama

Pachycondyla apicalis, grooming. Ants are meticulous animals.

Panama City, Panama

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Keywords: bug ants macro insect grooming insects hymenoptera formicidae ponerinae worker ant pachycondyla neoponera poneromorph hunting ant ant eyes pachycondyla apicalis neoponera apicalis ant hygiene tropical hunting ant

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