Acropyga acutiventris - root aphid ant. Small eyes, a compact body, and yellow coloration are traits typical of subterranean ants.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Proatta butteli

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
Opisthopsis haddoni strobe ant.

Northern Territory, Australia
Opisthopsis haddoni strobe ant.

Northern Territory, Australia
Opisthopsis haddoni strobe ant.

Northern Territory, Australia
Camponotus castaneus worker carrying a cocoon through an underground tunnel.  Although members of the genus Camponotus are commonly referred to as "carpenter ants", this species nests not in wood but in soil.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
Close-up with a Camponotus castaneus minor worker.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
Camponotus castaneus minor worker in the brood nest.

Vermillion River Observatory, Illinois, USA
Epopostruma frosti worker foraging on a Eucalyptus trunk.

Peebinga Conservation Park, South Australia
Proatta butteli

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
Proatta butteli

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
Proatta butteli

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo
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