Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators.  Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators.  Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators.  Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators.  Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators.  Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis worker foraging underground.  This dracula ant species is one of Australia's most common ants, but it is not often encountered due to its subterranean habits.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators. Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators.  Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators. Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
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