Eciton burchelli army ants can form living bridges with their bodies.  

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
A soldier Eciton burchellii army ant.  The ice-tong shaped mandibles defend the colony against vertebrate predators. 

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
Eciton burchellii army ants cluster around a cricket they have caught.  

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
Eciton burchelli army ants can form living bridges with their bodies.  

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
Eciton burchellii army ants.  These large, predaceous ants are ubiquitous in the rainforests of Central and South America.


Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
Eciton burchelli army ants.  These large, predaceous ants are ubiquitous in the rainforests of Central and South America.


Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
Eciton burchellii army ants cluster around a cricket they have caught.  

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
A soldier Eciton burchellii army ant.  The ice-tong shaped mandibles defend the colony against vertebrate predators. 

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
Eciton burchelli army ants can form living bridges with their bodies.  

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
Eciton burchelli army ants can form living bridges with their bodies.

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
Eciton burchelli army ants can form living bridges with their bodies.  

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
Eciton burchelli army ants can form living bridges with their bodies.

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
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