Brachyponera chinensis
An Asian needle ant queen is shaped similarly to the workers but has larger eyes and an enlarged thorax. Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA.
An Asian needle ant carries a larva to safety after the photographer disturbed her nest. Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA.
Larvae of the Asian needle ant have special anchor structures on their backs that allow them to be hung from the ceiling of the brood chamber. Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA.
Freshly-spun cocoons in an Asian needle ant brood nest. Trotter's Bluff, Tennessee, USA.
Brachyponera chinensis, the Asian needle ant, is a termite predator. Here, workers process a recently killed Reticulitermes worker. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
An Asian needle ant worker stings a termite it has caught, and the termite defecates in response. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
A termite-predator ant, Brachyponera chinensis, stings her prey. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Brachyponera chinensis, the Asian needle ant, is a termite predator. Here, a forager stings a Reticulitermes worker to paralyze it. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
The Asian needle ant, is an ecologically invasive pest species that displaces native ants in the eastern United States. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
The Asian needle ant. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Brachyponera chinensis, the Asian needle ant. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
The Asian needle ant, is a termite predator. Here, two workers process a recently killed Reticulitermes worker. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
The Asian needle ant is a termite predator. Here, a workers drags away a recently killed Reticulitermes worker. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Brachyponera lutea
Brachyponera lutea is a common ponerine hunting ant found throughout Australia, although its size and underground habits render it inconspicuous. Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia.
