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Myrmecia pilosula, the jack jumper ant, is so-named for an unusual ability to jump. Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia pilosula, the jack jumper ant. Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia pilosula is smaller than its bull ant relatives and can be identified by a silver-gray body with yellow antennae, mandibles, and forelegs. Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
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
Myrmecia pilosula jack-jumper ants from neighboring nests, engaged in battle. Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia pilosula brood nest. Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia pilosula jack-jumper ants from neighboring nests engaged in battle, grabbing each other with their impressive mandibles and attempting to sting their opponent with the tip of the abdomen. Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia pilosula jack-jumper ants from neighboring nests, engaged in battle. Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia pilosula brood nest. Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia pilosula, the jack jumper ant, is so-named for an unusual ability to jump.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia pilosula, the jack jumper ant, is so-named for an unusual ability to jump. Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia pilosula, the jack jumper ant, is so-named for an unusual ability to jump.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
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