Holcoponera striatula
Larvae feed on the carcasses of fire ants. Larvae of this species have long, flexible necks allowing them to reach food placed near them by the attendant workers. Cayó District, Belize.
Worker with brood in the nest. Cayó District, Belize.
Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Holcoponera strigata
A foraging worker carries a beetle carcass back to her nest. Armenia, Cayo District, Belize
Refugio Amazonas, Tambopata, Peru.
Holcoponera sp.
Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Holcoponera
Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.
A worker ant carries a larva to safety after the photographer disturbs her nest. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.