Nothomyrmecia macrops

Poochera, South Australia
Nothomyrmecia macrops

Poochera, South Australia
Nothomyrmecia macrops, queen

Poochera, South Australia
Amblyopone australis dracula ants are subterranean predators.  Here they are seen attacking a moth larva.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Amblyopone australis

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
An undescribed Stigmatomma dracula ant species from Madagascar. A large portion of the world's ant fauna remains undocumented, especially in the tropics.

Madagascar
Stigmatomma pallipes dracula ant worker with larvae.  This species is the most common and widespread of the North American Stigmatomma.

South Bristol, New York, USA
Ouch! A dracula ant (Stigmatomma oregonensis) sinks her sting deep into the head capsule of a centipede. 

Quincy, California, USA
Inside the brood nest of the specialist centipede predator Stigmatomma oregonensis.  Note the larvae feeding on a centipede carcass at left.

Quincy, California, USA
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