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Myrmecia pilosula, the jack jumper ant, is noted for its sting. A higher percentage of people (up to 3% in some populations) are at risk of life-threatening allergic response to a jack-jumper sting than that of any other insect. Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia pilosula, the jack jumper ant, is noted for its sting. A higher percentage of people (3%) are at risk of life-threatening allergic response to a jack-jumper sting than that of any other insect. Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia nigrceps, the black-headed bull ant. The large eyes of these insects bestow excellent vision for an ant. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Australians know Myrmecia bull ants for their painful stings, which the ants readily employ to defend their nest from attack. Or, in this case, from a photographer. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia nigriceps Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Bull ants are solitary foragers, hunting alone even though they live in colonies. Here, a worker Myrmecia nigriceps descends a tree trunk in a eucalypt woodland. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
When the photographer disturbs her nest, a small Myrmecia forficata worker emerges to stand guard. Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
When the photographer disturbs her nest, a small Myrmecia forficata worker emerges to stand guard. Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia pilosula, the jack jumper ant. Harrietville, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia nigriceps

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia nigriceps Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia nigriceps

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
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