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alexwild > Ant colonies usually start small. Here a young bull ant queen (Myrmecia piliventris) tends to a larva in her incipient nest. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > Predator and prey: Myrmecia pyriformis with a european hornet. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > Myrmecia photo
alexwild > Myrmecia pilosula are spritely little bull ants with a distinctive jerky gait. They are capable of jumping several centimeters, a behavior that has earned them the name "Jack-Jumper". Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > Myrmecia pilosula jack-jumper ants from neighboring nests, engaged in battle. Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > Myrmecia is known for its formidable sting. Here a bull ant (Myrmecia piliventris) sinks her stinger into the photographer, who probably deserves the punishment after breaking clumsily into this ant's nest. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > The bright colors on this Myrmecia nigrocincta bull ant warn predators of the painful sting she can deliver. Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
alexwild > Myrmecia nigriscapa Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > A testy bulldog ant (Myrmecia nigriscapa) advances on the camera that intrudes on her nest. The large eyes of this ant give her excellent vision. Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia
Ant colonies usually start small. Here a young bull ant queen (Myrmecia piliventris) tends to a larva in her incipient nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
alexwild > Ant colonies usually start small. Here a young bull ant queen (Myrmecia piliventris) tends to a larva in her incipient nest. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Ant colonies usually start small. Here a young bull ant queen (Myrmecia piliventris) tends to a larva in her incipient nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
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