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A pair of Dolichoderus quadrimaculatus foragers gather the remains of a rainforest katydid killed the preceding night by a rodent, as well as rodent feces left at the site. Ants provide a full-service waste removal system for many ecosystems. Jatun Sacha Reserve, Napo, Ecuador
A Dolichoderus quadrimaculatus forager gathers the remains of a rainforest katydid killed the preceding night by a rodent, as well as feeding from rodent feces left at the site. Ants provide a full-service waste removal system for many ecosystems. Jatun Sacha Reserve, Napo, Ecuador
A two-tailed spider (Hersiliidae) feeds on silk-wrapped prey. Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii workers carrying a massive Pheidole pupa they have taken in a successful raid. Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii is a master predator of other ants. Here, a worker carries off a Pheidole soldier she has paralyzed, transporting the prey in typical army ant style- slung under her body. Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii is a master predator of other ants. Here, a worker carries off a Pheidole soldier she has paralyzed, transporting the prey in typical army ant style- slung under her body. Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii workers carrying a massive Pheidole pupa they have taken in a successful raid. Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii is a master predator of other ants. Here, a worker carries off a Pheidole soldier she has paralyzed, transporting the prey in typical army ant style- slung under her body. Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Pheidole obscurithorax stays ahead of the competition using group retrieval of food (in this case, a scavenged cockroach carcass). Working together, the ants can usually get the bounty home before a more aggressive species usurps their find. Orlando, Florida, USA
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii is a master predator of other ants. Here, a worker carries off a Pheidole soldier she has paralyzed, transporting the prey in typical army ant style- slung under her body.

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii is a master predator of other ants. Here, a worker carries off a Pheidole soldier she has paralyzed, transporting the prey in typical army ant style- slung under her body. Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii is a master predator of other ants. Here, a worker carries off a Pheidole soldier she has paralyzed, transporting the prey in typical army ant style- slung under her body.

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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