Her nest disturbed by the photographer, a Dolichoderus attelaboides worker stands guard.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Gnamptogenys sp.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Her nest disturbed by the photographer, a Dolichoderus attelaboides worker stands guard.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Strumigenys zeteki, foraging worker.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Camponotus sp.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Linepithema iniquum ranges from central America to northern Argentina and is recognized by the distinct "step" in its thoracic profile.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Azteca

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ants of the Camponotus subgenus Myrmobrachys often walk with their gasters tucked characteristically under their bodies.

Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Her nest disturbed by the photographer, a Dolichoderus attelaboides worker stands guard.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Her nest disturbed by the photographer, a Dolichoderus attelaboides worker stands guard.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Her nest disturbed by the photographer, a Dolichoderus attelaboides worker stands guard.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
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