Lepisiota sp. 

Kibale forest, Uganda
Camponotus sp.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Paratrechina longicornis - black crazy ants (attacking a termite)
Camponotus modoc - western carpenter ant
Camponotus pennsylvanicus - eastern black carpenter ant
Camponotus pennsylvanicus - eastern black carpenter ant
Camponotus pennsylvanicus - eastern black carpenter ant
Dolichoderus bispinosus gather minerals from bird droppings. Some nutrients can be hard to find in the rainforest, but animal droppings are a ready source and often attract ants.

Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Formica glacialis

South Bristol, New York, USA
Lepisiota sp.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Lepisiota sp. 

Kibale forest, Uganda
Lepisiota sp.

Kibale forest, Uganda
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