Ectatomma brunneum
An ant gathers nectar from wild ginger. Refugio Amazonas, Tambopata, Peru.
Frías, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
A worker performs nest maintenance. Frías, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
A worker ant performs nest maintenance. Frías, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Ectatomma brunneum & Trigona sp.
In the Peruvian amazon, an Ectatomma ant guards a nectar source from an incoming stingless bee. Refugio Amazonas, Tambopata, Peru.
Up close with Ectatomma brunneum. Frías, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Ectatomma edentatum
Entre Rios, Argentina
Ectatomma ruidum
A worker feeds from an Inga nectary. Alluriquín, Pichincha, Ecuador
Gamboa, Panama
Ectatomma tuberculatum
Ectatomma tuberculatum workers tend to a membracid nymph. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Ants tending extrafloral nectaries on an Inga tree. Many plants provide nectar to ants in exchange for protection from herbivores. Gamboa, Panama
Ectatomma tuberculatum tending the extrafloral nectary of an Inga tree. Many plants provide nectar to ants in exchange for protection from herbivores. Gamboa, Panama
Ants tending the extrafloral nectary of an Inga tree. Many plants provide nectar to ants in exchange for protection from herbivores. Gamboa, Panama
Some species of ants carry liquids not in their social stomachs but suspended as a large droplet held in the open mandibles. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia
Ants gather honeydew from a membracid nymph. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
A worker ant patrols a twig along the edge of a Peruvian forest. Refugio Amazonas, Tambopata, Peru.
Refugio Amazonas, Tambopata, Peru.
An ant carries a cocoon during a nest migration in the Amazon forest. Refugio Amazonas, Tambopata, Peru.
