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An armored tree ant (Cataulacus huberi) pauses to groom her legs and antennae. Ants are extremely clean insects. Kibale forest, Uganda
An armored tree ant (Cataulacus huberi) pauses to groom her legs and antennae. Ants are extremely clean insects. Kibale forest, Uganda
Weaver ants construct their nests by binding leaves together using larval silk. Although the best known weavers are the old world Oecophylla, several Amazonian species in the tribe Camponotini have converged on the same lifestyle. This nest belongs to a Camponotus species. Misahuallí, Napo, Ecuador
Weaver ants construct their nests by binding leaves together using larval silk. Although the best known weavers are the old world Oecophylla, several Amazonian species in the tribe Camponotini have converged on the same lifestyle. This nest belongs to a Camponotus species. Misahuallí, Napo, Ecuador
Turneria bidentata worker carrying a larva to safety after the photographer disturbed her nest. Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Oecophylla longinoda, the tailor ant, is fiercely territorial. Here they have pinned down a Polyrhachis intruder that has stumbled onto their tree. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Oecophylla longinoda St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Friend or Foe? Oecophylla longinoda workers encounter each other on a tree branch and take a quick sniff of the other's scent. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Turneria bidentata worker carrying a larva to safety after the photographer disturbed her nest. Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
An armored tree ant (Cataulacus huberi) pauses to groom her legs and antennae. Ants are extremely clean insects.

Kibale forest, Uganda
An armored tree ant (Cataulacus huberi) pauses to groom her legs and antennae. Ants are extremely clean insects. Kibale forest, Uganda
An armored tree ant (Cataulacus huberi) pauses to groom her legs and antennae. Ants are extremely clean insects.

Kibale forest, Uganda
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