Neivamyrmex army ants are specialist predators of the brood of other ant species. Here, N. californicus raid the brood nest of the pavement ant Tetramorium caespitum. 

California, USA
Army ants on the march.  This species, Neivamyrmex californicus, is endemic to California and Baja California. 

Jasper Ridge, California, USA
Neivamyrmex army ants are specialist predators of the brood of other ant species. Here, N. californicus raid the brood nest of the pavement ant Tetramorium caespitum. 

California, USA
Neivamyrmex californicus army ants are specialist predators of the brood of other ant species. Here worker army ants attack a defending Tetramorium worker as others plunder the Tetramorium brood. 

California, USA
Neivamyrmex army ants are specialist predators of the brood of other ant species. Here, N. californicus raid the brood nest of the pavement ant Tetramorium caespitum. 

California, USA
Neivamyrmex army ants are specialist predators of the brood of other ant species. Here, N. californicus raid the brood nest of the pavement ant Tetramorium caespitum. 

California, USA
Army ants on the march.  This species, Neivamyrmex californicus, is endemic to California and Baja California. 

Jasper Ridge, California, USA
Neivamyrmex californicus army ants are specialist predators of the brood of other ant species. Here worker army ants attack a defending Tetramorium worker as others plunder the Tetramorium brood. 

California, USA
Army ants on the march. This species, Neivamyrmex californicus, is endemic to California and Baja California.

Jasper Ridge, California, USA
Army ants on the march.  This species, Neivamyrmex californicus, is endemic to California and Baja California. 

Jasper Ridge, California, USA
Army ants on the march. This species, Neivamyrmex californicus, is endemic to California and Baja California.

Jasper Ridge, California, USA
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