Eciton hamatum army ant soldier. This portrait is a composite of 32 photographs taken at different focal depths and stacked to produce an artificially sharp image. Armenia, Belize
Eciton hamatum soldier. The odd, globular eyes of army ants are the evolutionary result of resuscitating a vestigial organ inherited from blind ancestors. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Laboratory colony at the University of Illinois, collected in Maliau Basin, Borneo.
