alexwild > Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators.  Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > Amblyopone australis

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > Amblyopone pallipes dracula ant worker with larvae.  This species is the most common and widespread of the North American Amblyopone.

South Bristol, New York, USA
alexwild > Ouch! A dracula ant (Amblyopone oregonensis) sinks her sting deep into the head capsule of a centipede. 

Quincy, California, USA
alexwild > Inside the brood nest of the specialist centipede predator Amblyopone oregonensis.  Note the larvae feeding on a centipede carcass at left.

Quincy, California, USA
alexwild > Amblyopone australis

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > Unmated queens of Amblyopone pallipes- still bearing wings- in the nest.

South Bristol, New York, USA
alexwild > Amblyopone pallipes dracula ant workers with cocoons.  This species is the most common and widespread of the North American Amblyopone.

South Bristol, New York, USA
alexwild > Amblyopone pallipes dracula ant worker with larvae.  This species is the most common and widespread of the North American Amblyopone.

South Bristol, New York, USA
Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators. Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators.  Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators. Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
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