Her nest disturbed by the photographer, a Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) worker carries a cocoon to safety.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Polyrhachis (Myrma) foreli

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Polyrhachis (Myrma) foreli

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Myrmecia nigrceps, the black-headed bull ant. The large eyes of these insects bestow excellent vision for an ant.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Iridomyrmex bicknelli workers carry a queen larva in the nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Camponotus sp. worker, foraging.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Camponotus suffusus carrying a pupae through their colony's underground galleries.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Camponotus suffusus carrying a pupae through their colony's underground galleries.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Camponotus suffusus carrying a pupae through their colony's underground galleries.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia nigrceps, the black-headed bull ant. The large eyes of these insects bestow excellent vision for an ant.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia nigrceps, the black-headed bull ant. The large eyes of these insects bestow excellent vision for an ant.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Myrmecia nigrceps, the black-headed bull ant. The large eyes of these insects bestow excellent vision for an ant.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
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