As a Cerapachys larvatus group raid (large black ants) hits the target Stigmacros nest, chaos and fighting ensue.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
As a Cerapachys larvatus group raid (large black ants) hits the target Stigmacros nest, chaos and fighting ensue.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
As a Cerapachys larvatus group raid (large black ants) hits the target Stigmacros nest, chaos and fighting ensue.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
As a Cerapachys larvatus group raid (large black ants) hits the target Stigmacros nest, chaos and fighting ensue.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
Eciton hamatum army ants carry captured ant brood back from a successful raid.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Eciton burchellii army ants.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Eciton hamatum army ants carry captured ant brood back from a successful raid.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
An Eciton hamatum raiding party has discovered an ant nest in the leaf litter, and workers begin to dig in. This army ant species is a specialized predator on other social insects.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
A raiding column of Neivamyrmex nigrescens.

Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
As a Cerapachys larvatus group raid (large black ants) hits the target Stigmacros nest, chaos and fighting ensue.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
As a Cerapachys larvatus group raid (large black ants) hits the target Stigmacros nest, chaos and fighting ensue.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
As a Cerapachys larvatus group raid (large black ants) hits the target Stigmacros nest, chaos and fighting ensue.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
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