A colorful Camponotus worker carries a cocoon to safety when her nest is disturbed by the photographer.

Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia
Azteca

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
This alydid bug is a mimic of the ant Camponotus sericeiventris.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
This alydid bug is a mimic of the ant Camponotus sericeiventris.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
This alydid bug is a mimic of the ant Camponotus sericeiventris. Notice how the light bands on the waist provide the illusion of a narrow ant petiole.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
An Acropyga goeldii worker carries a mealybug.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Azteca

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Wasmannia auropunctata, the little fire ant.

Orlando, Florida, USA
Wasmannia auropunctata, the little fire ant.

Orlando, Florida, USA
This alydid bug is a mimic of the ant Camponotus sericeiventris.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
This alydid bug is a mimic of the ant Camponotus sericeiventris.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
This alydid bug is a mimic of the ant Camponotus sericeiventris.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
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