Papyrius sp. worker ants tending to hemipteran nymphs inside a protective shed the ants have built out of plant fibers. Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Papyrius

is a dolichoderine genus found in Australia and New Guinea. These smooth, shiny ants are often associated with honeydew-producing insects.

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This Papyrius nitidus worker ant has captured a termite and is carrying it back to her nest. Termites are a favorite food for many types of ants.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia

Papyrius nitidus. Eggs and worker ants in the brood nest. In the background is a termite carcass that the ants have carried in as food for the developing ant larvae.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia

Papyrius nitidus workers tend hemipteran nymphs on a tree in northern Australia.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia

Papyrius sp. worker ant tending to hemipteran nymphs inside a protective shed the ants have built out of plant fibers.

Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia

Papyrius sp. worker ants tending to hemipteran nymphs inside a protective shed the ants have built out of plant fibers.

Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia

A foraging Papyrius ant.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Portrait of a Papyrius worker.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Papyrius sp. worker ants tending to hemipteran nymphs inside a protective shed the ants have built out of plant fibers.

Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia

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Keywords: ants insect tending insects biology honeydew homoptera hemiptera ecology formicidae mutualism dolichoderinae worker ants papyrius red cocktail ants

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Papyrius

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