A Camponotus textor leaf nest at the edge of a forest fragment in Colombia's Cordillera Oriental. Nests of this weaver ant are constructed from leaves bound together with silk spun by larvae.

Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia
A Camponotus textor leaf nest at the edge of a forest fragment in Colombia's Cordillera Oriental. Nests of this weaver ant are constructed from leaves bound together with silk spun by larvae.

Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia
A Camponotus textor leaf nest at the edge of a forest fragment in Colombia's Cordillera Oriental. Nests of this weaver ant are constructed from leaves bound together with silk spun by larvae.

Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia
A Camponotus textor leaf nest at the edge of a forest fragment in Colombia's Cordillera Oriental. Nests of this weaver ant are constructed from leaves bound together with silk spun by larvae.

Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia
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