Breaking open a twig reveals a nest of turtle ants, Cephalotes porrasi.

Armenia, Belize
Splitting open a twig reveals Terataner elegans nest.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Terataner elegans

Kibale forest, Uganda
Cataulacus huberi is an armored tree-dwelling ant common across central Africa.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Cataulacus worker at the entrance to her nest in a tree branch.

Kibale forest, Uganda
South African myrmecologist Peter Hawkes searches for a nest of arboreal Camponotus after tracking foragers into the canopy. 

Kibale Forest, Uganda
Cataulacus worker at the entrance to her nest in a tree branch.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Cataulacus huberi is an armored tree-dwelling ant common across central Africa.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Cataulacus huberi is an armored tree-dwelling ant common across central Africa.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Breaking open a twig reveals a nest of turtle ants, Cephalotes porrasi.

Armenia, Belize
Breaking open a twig reveals a nest of turtle ants, Cephalotes porrasi.

Armenia, Belize
Breaking open a twig reveals a nest of turtle ants, Cephalotes porrasi.

Armenia, Belize
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