Eciton hamatum workers cross a living bridge made of ant bodies along a trail to the raid front.

Armenia, Belize
On a busy afternoon foragers come and go from the hive.
Early morning sun catches a mating flight of Forelius mccooki in the Sonoran desert.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Male leaf-cutting ants (Acromyrmex versicolor) lek above the desert floor, awaiting virgin queens who fly into the swarm to mate.  This species flies during the Arizona summer monsoon season, early in the morning after a soaking rain.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Labidus praedator

Gamboa, Panama
Labidus praedator

Gamboa, Panama
Labidus praedator.  Army ant workers vary considerably in size.

Gamboa, Panama
A Labidus praedator soldier rears up at the photographer.

Gamboa, Panama
Eciton burchellii army ants.  These large, predaceous ants are ubiquitous in the rainforests of Central and South America.


Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
Labidus praedator. Army ant workers vary considerably in size.

Gamboa, Panama
Labidus praedator.  Army ant workers vary considerably in size.

Gamboa, Panama
Labidus praedator. Army ant workers vary considerably in size.

Gamboa, Panama
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