Portrait of a Papyrius worker.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A foraging Papyrius ant. 

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Portrait of a Papyrius worker.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Papyrius nitidus workers tend hemipteran nymphs on a tree in northern Australia.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
Papyrius nitidus workers tend hemipteran nymphs on a tree in northern Australia.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
This Papyrius nitidus worker ant has captured a termite and is carrying it back to her nest.  Termites are a favorite food for many types of ants.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
Papyrius sp. worker ant tending to hemipteran nymphs inside a protective shed the ants have built out of plant fibers.

Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia
Papyrius sp. worker ants tending to hemipteran nymphs inside a protective shed the ants have built out of plant fibers.

Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia
This Papyrius nitidus worker ant has captured a termite and is carrying it back to her nest.  Termites are a favorite food for many types of ants.

Iron Range National Park, Queensland, Australia
Portrait of a Papyrius worker.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Portrait of a Papyrius worker.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Portrait of a Papyrius worker.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
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