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Pachycondyla striata is one of the largest ants in Brazil's atlantic coastal forest. Santa Catarina, Brazil
Ponera worker and larvae. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Ponera worker and larvae. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
A key innovation in ant evolution is the metapleural gland, seen here as a pair of openings in the body just above the hind legs. The gland is present in nearly all ants and is thought to play an antibiotic role. (Anochetus faurei, South Africa).
Pachycondyla chinensis, the Asian needle ant, is a termite predator. Here, a forager stings a Reticulitermes worker to paralyze it. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Pachycondyla chinensis, the Asian needle ant, is a termite predator. Here, workers process a recently killed Reticulitermes worker. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
A termite-predator ant, Pachycondyla chinensis, stings her prey. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Pachycondyla chinensis, the Asian needle ant, is a termite predator. Here, a workers drags away a recently killed Reticulitermes worker. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
A Pachycondyla chinensis worker stings a termite it has caught, and the termite defecates in response. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Pachycondyla striata is one of the largest ants in Brazil's atlantic coastal forest.

Santa Catarina, Brazil
Pachycondyla striata is one of the largest ants in Brazil's atlantic coastal forest. Santa Catarina, Brazil
Pachycondyla striata is one of the largest ants in Brazil's atlantic coastal forest.

Santa Catarina, Brazil
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