Daceton - Alex Wild Photography

Daceton

is among the world's most visually striking insects. Colonies of this beautiful trap-jaw ant are found in rainforest canopies of northern South America.

Daceton armigerum
Portrait of an arboreal trap-jaw ant. French Guiana; laboratory colony at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
Daceton armigerum
A trap-jaw ant walks with an array of sensory hairs pointed forward from her jaws. French Guiana; laboratory colony at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
Daceton armigerum
Portrait of one of the world's most recognizable ants, the Amazonian trap-jaw Daceton armigerum. French Guiana; Laboratory colony at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
Daceton armigerum
French Guiana; Laboratory colony at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

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