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Portrait of Pachycondyla ambigua. Kibale forest, Uganda
Pachycondyla chinensis, the Asian needle ant, is a termite predator. Here, a forager stings a Reticulitermes worker to paralyze it. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Ouch! A dracula ant (Stigmatomma oregonensis) sinks her sting deep into the head capsule of a centipede. Quincy, California, USA
Odontomachus meinerti, with mandibles locked into the "ready-to-fire" position, trigger hairs pointing forward. Misiones, Argentina
The tip of the trap: the blunt-force weapons of the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus meinerti. Misiones, Argentina
Rhytidoponera ants cooperate to carry a dead caterpillar back to their nest. Wilson's Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia
Rhytidoponera ants cooperate to carry a dead caterpillar back to their nest. Wilson's Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia
Dinoponera australis, posing on a page from William Morton Wheeler's classic 1910 text "Ants: their structure, development, and behavior". Misiones, Argentina
Dinoponera australis, posing on a page from William Morton Wheeler's classic 1910 text "Ants: their structure, development, and behavior". Misiones, Argentina
Portrait of Pachycondyla ambigua.

Kibale forest, Uganda
Portrait of Pachycondyla ambigua. Kibale forest, Uganda
Portrait of Pachycondyla ambigua.

Kibale forest, Uganda
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