A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Crematogaster sp.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Crematogaster acrobat ants use their stingers in defense, but they don't pierce the integument of their opponents. Rather, the stinger serves as a brush for smearing defensive chemicals on their adversaries. Here, a worker defends a food bait against an intruding Pheidole.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Inside a carton shed, a Crematogaster acrobat ant gathers honeydew from scale insects.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Crematogaster sp.

Kibale Forest, Uganda
Inside a carton shed, a Crematogaster acrobat ant gathers honeydew from scale insects.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Crematogaster sp.

Kibale forest, Uganda
A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
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