Portrait of an Ochetellus worker.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Ochetellus worker recruit to food. Ants in this subfamily often arrive in large numbers to resources, maintaining trails between their nest and persistent food source.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Portrait of an Ochetellus worker.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Portrait of an Ochetellus worker.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Little Ochetellus ants are a common but often overlooked element of the Australian ant fauna.  These workers tend to their larvae in the nest. 

Nhill, Victoria, Australia
Little Ochetellus ants are a common but often overlooked element of the Australian ant fauna.  These workers tend to their larvae in the nest. 

Nhill, Victoria, Australia
Little Ochetellus ants are a common but often overlooked element of the Australian ant fauna.  These workers tend to their larvae in the nest. 

Nhill, Victoria, Australia
Little Ochetellus ants are a common but often overlooked element of the Australian ant fauna. These workers tend to their larvae in the nest.

Nhill, Victoria, Australia
Little Ochetellus ants are a common but often overlooked element of the Australian ant fauna.  These workers tend to their larvae in the nest. 

Nhill, Victoria, Australia
Little Ochetellus ants are a common but often overlooked element of the Australian ant fauna. These workers tend to their larvae in the nest.

Nhill, Victoria, Australia
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