Dorymyrmex elegans is one of North America's rarest and most beautiful ants. These slender orange insects are endemic to the endangered sand ridge habitats of central Florida. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

Eciton burchelli army ants can form living bridges with their bodies. Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences

Eciton burchellii workers returning from a raid. Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador