Portrait of Acromyrmex subterraneus, one of the largest and spiniest species in the genus.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Portrait of Acromyrmex subterraneus, one of the largest and spiniest species in the genus.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Polyrhachis (Myrma) foreli

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Polyrhachis (Myrma) foreli

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Long spines on this Dolichoderus doriae ant protect the vulnerable neck and waist joints.

Powers Lookout, Victoria, Australia
Long spines on this Dolichoderus doriae ant protect the vulnerable neck and waist joints.

Powers Lookout, Victoria, Australia
Polyrhachis (Myrma) foreli

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Acromyrmex versicolor, the desert leafcutter.

Laboratory colony at Arizona State University
Acromyrmex versicolor desert leafcutter ant carrying a fragment of a mesquite seed pod.

Green Valley, Arizona, USA
Portrait of Acromyrmex subterraneus, one of the largest and spiniest species in the genus.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Portrait of Acromyrmex subterraneus, one of the largest and spiniest species in the genus.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Portrait of Acromyrmex subterraneus, one of the largest and spiniest species in the genus.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
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