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An Eciton burchellii statary bivouac protrudes from a rotting stump. Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
An Eciton burchellii statary bivouac protrudes from a rotting stump. Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Paratrechina longicornis - black crazy ant. Along a sun-soaked beach on a Panamanian island, ants drink from nectaries on the underside of a leaf. Many plants attract ants with nectaries, and the ants in return help remove the plant's herbivorous pests. Isla Contadora, Panama
Dorymyrmex reginicula (at left), a socially parasitic species, is harassed by a worker of its host Dorymyrmex elegans. Workers of the two species coexist in a single nest for a period after the parasite queen has assumed reproduction and before the last remaining host workers die off. The transition period is not entirely smooth, as evidenced by this aggressive interaction. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Dorymyrmex reginicula (at left), a socially parasitic species, is harassed by a worker of its host Dorymyrmex elegans. Workers of the two species coexist in a single nest for a period after the parasite queen has assumed reproduction and before the last remaining host workers die off. The transition period is not entirely smooth, as evidenced by this aggressive interaction. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Dorymyrmex reginicula (at left), a socially parasitic species, is harassed by a worker of its host Dorymyrmex elegans. Workers of the two species coexist in a single nest for a period after the parasite queen has assumed reproduction and before the last remaining host workers die off. The transition period is not entirely smooth, as evidenced by this aggressive interaction. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Dorymyrmex reginicula (at left), a socially parasitic species, is harassed by a worker of its host Dorymyrmex elegans. Workers of the two species coexist in a single nest for a period after the parasite queen has assumed reproduction and before the last remaining host workers die off. The transition period is not entirely smooth, as evidenced by this aggressive interaction. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Dorymyrmex thoracicus cone ants feeding on the remains of a beetle larva. Amaicha del Valle, Tucuman, Argentina
Dorymyrmex thoracicus worker emerges from the nest. Frías, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Dorymyrmex thoracicus cone ants feeding on the remains of a beetle larva.

Amaicha del Valle, Tucuman, Argentina
Dorymyrmex thoracicus cone ants feeding on the remains of a beetle larva. Amaicha del Valle, Tucuman, Argentina
Dorymyrmex thoracicus cone ants feeding on the remains of a beetle larva.

Amaicha del Valle, Tucuman, Argentina
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