Podomyrma adelaidae

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Podomyrma adelaidae

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Podomyrma adelaidae worker foraging on a tree branch.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Podomyrma adelaidae

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Podomyrma adelaidae

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Podomyrma sp.

Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia
A Podomyrma gratiosa worker forages on a tree trunk.  These large ants are almost exclusively arboreal, and their swollen legs contain muscles to help them grip the bark firmly.

Naracoorte, South Australia
Podomyrma gastralis, found in New Guinea and Northern Australia, is a large, brightly colored arboreal ant.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
Podomyrma sp.

Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia
Podomyrma adelaidae

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Podomyrma adelaidae

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Podomyrma adelaidae

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
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