Camponotus foragers often travel in small packs. Here, a hunting party wanders across a patio floor at night. Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia

Camponotus (Myrmmobrachys) workers feed from a bird dropping. These ants house bacterial symbionts (Blochmannia) in their guts that allow them to process such nitrogen-rich resources. Alluriquín, Pichincha, Ecuador

A Camponotus major worker. Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia