Nomamyrmex esenbeckii workers carrying a massive Pheidole pupa they have taken in a successful raid. Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Nomamyrmex esenbeckii is a master predator of other ants. Here, a worker carries off a Pheidole soldier she has paralyzed, transporting the prey in typical army ant style- slung under her body. Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil