Paratrechina longicornis
Paratrechina longicornis - black crazy ant. Along a sun-soaked beach on a Panamanian island, ants drink from nectaries on the underside of a leaf. Many plants attract ants with nectaries, and the ants in return help remove the plant's herbivorous pests. Isla Contadora, Panama
Black crazy ants carrying pupae in the nest. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
Black crazy ant nestmate workers, their social stomachs engorged with sugar water. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Larvae and workers in a black crazy ant brood nest. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
A black crazy ant feeding on plant sap. Isla Contadora, Panama
Paratrechina longicornis - black crazy ant. Workers cooperate to bring a termite carcass back to their nest. Isla Contadora, Panama
Black crazy ants scavenging a trap-jaw ant carcass. Paratrechina group-transport their food, a rapid method, allowing them to secure resources before slower but more aggressive competing species. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Paratrechina longicornis, the black crazy ant. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Paratrechina longicornis black crazy ants feeding from an extrafloral nectary. Isla Contadora, Panama
Black crazy ants- an introduced species- tend treehopper nymphs for honeydew. La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica.
This species is easily recognizable by the long appendages and the thick white hairs on the body. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Paratrechina longicornis drinking from an extrafloral nectary. Some plants use nectar specifically to attract ants, as ants can deter herbivorous insects. Isla Contadora, Panama
