Tetraponera clypeata nest inside the hollow thorn of an Acacia tree. The elongate form of these ants allows them to maneuver in such cramped quarters. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Images

Tetraponera

is a pseudomyrmecine genus of conspicuous, often arboreal ants in the warmer regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia.

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alexwild > Tetraponera clypeata. Worker with brood inside a hollow Acacia thorn.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

alexwild > Tetraponera clypeata foundress queen inside an Acacia thorn.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

alexwild > Tetraponera clypeata nest inside the hollow thorn of an Acacia tree. The elongate form of these ants allows them to maneuver in such cramped quarters.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

alexwild > Tetraponera clypeata

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

alexwild > This African Acacia tree houses Tetraponera clypeata colonies inside hollow thorns.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

alexwild > Tetraponera natalensis, queen.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Tetraponera clypeata nest inside the hollow thorn of an Acacia tree. The elongate form of these ants allows them to maneuver in such cramped quarters.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

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Keywords: ants thorn insect acacia insects arboreal hymenoptera formicidae tetraponera ant nest pseudomyrmecinae twig ant acacia thorn tetraponera clypeata

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