Monomorium rubriceps

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Mayriella ebbei

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Rhytidoponera sp. worker. Insects of this genus are among the most common ants on the Australian continent.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Monomorium rubriceps

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Mayriella ebbei

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Portrait of a Dolichoderus scabridus worker ant.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
A ghost ant (Tapinoma melanocephalum) is dwarfed by a much larger stag beetle (Prosopocoilus).

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
A Formica accreta worker stands guard over pupae in the brood nest.

California, USA
Cephalotes clypeatus turtle ant workers protect their nest entrance with well-armed heads.

Paraguay
Mayriella ebbei

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Mayriella ebbei

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Mayriella ebbei

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
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