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When her nest is raided by army ants, this Nylanderia worker absconds to safety with a pupa. Armenia, Belize
A Leptomyrmex darlingtoni spider ant climbs a small bush with a larva after the photographer has disturbed her nest. The greatly distended gaster indicates that this ant is a replete who functions within the nest as a living storage chamber for liquids. Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia
An absconding Leptomyrmex darlingtoni worker climbs a small bush with a larva after the photographer has disturbed her nest at the base of the bush. A number of ant species display this absconding behavior upon nest disturbance, possibly as a defense against attacks by subterranean army ants. Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia
An absconding Leptomyrmex darlingtoni worker climbs a small bush with a larva after the photographer has disturbed her nest at the base of the bush. A number of ant species display this absconding behavior upon nest disturbance, possibly as a defense against attacks by subterranean army ants. Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia
A Leptomyrmex darlingtoni spider ant climbs a small bush with a larva after the photographer has disturbed her nest. The greatly distended gaster indicates that this ant is a replete who functions within the nest as a living storage chamber for liquids. Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia
An absconding Leptomyrmex darlingtoni worker climbs a small bush with a larva after the photographer has disturbed her nest at the base of the bush. A number of ant species display this absconding behavior upon nest disturbance, possibly as a defense against attacks by subterranean army ants. Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia
When her nest is raided by army ants, this Nylanderia worker absconds to safety with a pupa.

Armenia, Belize
When her nest is raided by army ants, this Nylanderia worker absconds to safety with a pupa. Armenia, Belize
When her nest is raided by army ants, this Nylanderia worker absconds to safety with a pupa.

Armenia, Belize
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