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Crematogaster castanea tricolor St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Tetraponera clypeata St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Tetraponera clypeata nest inside the hollow thorn of an Acacia tree. The elongate form of these ants allows them to maneuver in such cramped quarters. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
The swollen thorns of this Panamanian Acacia tree house a colony of fierce Pseudomyrmex spinicola ants. Chiriqui, Panama
Cutting open the surprisingly soft flesh of an Acacia thorn reveals larvae and pupae of the Pseudomyrmex spinicola acacia ant. Chiriqui, Panama.
Pseudomyrmex spinicola guard their thorn nest. Chiriqui, Panama
Tetraponera clypeata nest inside the hollow thorn of an Acacia tree. The elongate form of these ants allows them to maneuver in such cramped quarters. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Crematogaster castanea tricolor St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Crematogaster castanea tricolor St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Crematogaster castanea tricolor

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Crematogaster castanea tricolor St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Crematogaster castanea tricolor

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
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