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Tetraponera

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

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

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Tetraponera clypeata foundress queen inside an Acacia thorn.

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

Tetraponera clypeata

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

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

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Portrait of Tetraponera mocquerysi, one of the more common members of its genus across equatorial Africa.

Kibale forest, Uganda

Tetraponera mocquerysi, foraging worker.

Kibale forest, Uganda

Tetraponera natalensis, queen.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

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

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

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

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

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

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

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

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