Tetraponera clypeata

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 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 foundress queen inside an Acacia thorn.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Tetraponera clypeata foundress queen inside an Acacia thorn.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Tetraponera clypeata

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.  Worker with brood inside a hollow Acacia thorn.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Tetraponera clypeata

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Tetraponera clypeata

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Tetraponera clypeata

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
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