Thaumatomyrmex
is a rarely seen spider-like ponerine ant of Neotropical forests. These beguiling insects are specialized predators of spiny polyxenid millipedes, and their pitch-fork jaws allow the ants to keep prey at a distance while carefully stripping away the spines.
Thaumatomyrmex atrox
Venezuela
Thaumatomyrmex atrox
Venezuela
Canon EOS D60 |
Original size: 2193x1519 |
Current: 800x554 |
