Melissotarsus may be the only lineage besides humans to raise other animals for meat. Here, workers tend to domesticated scale insects inside the nest galleries. Kibale Forest, Uganda
Melissotarsus weissi nest in tree bark with symbiotic diaspidid scale insects. Kibale Forest, Uganda
Odontomachus bauri. Trap-jaw ants are normally thought of as predators, but they also tend honeydew-producing insects. Gamboa, Panama