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Striped Pyxie Frog (Pyxicephalus delalandii) eating a driver ant male. Africa Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) and a bug that mimics them. Australia Rainforest termitaria. West Africa Black or Garden Ant (Lasius niger) workers tending a black aphid colony on a comfrey stem. Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) workers protecting nest inside folded leaf. Australia Wood Ant (Formica rufa) defending the nest by spraying formic acid. Wood Ants (Formica rufa) defending the nest by spraying formic acid. Wood Ants (Formica rufa) defending the nest by spraying formic acid. Wood Ants (Formica rufa) defending the nest by spraying formic acid. Wood Ants (Formica rufa) defending the nest by spraying formic acid. Wood Ants (Formica rufa) defending the nest by spraying formic acid. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers on top of their nest synchronise ejection of formic acid droplets to maximise deterrent effect on potential predator. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers on top of their nest synchronise ejection of formic acid droplets to maximise deterrent effect on potential predator. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers protecting the nest by spraying formic acid. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker protecting the nest by jetting formic acid from its tail. Europe & Asia Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers on top of their nest synchronise ejection of formic acid droplets to maximise deterrent effect on potential predator. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers on top of their nest synchronise ejection of formic acid droplets to maximise deterrent effect on potential predator. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers on top of their nest synchronise ejection of formic acid droplets to maximise deterrent effect on potential predator. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers defending the nest by ejecting droplets of formic acid. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers defending the nest. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers defending the nest. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker on pine cone. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker on pine cone. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker. Wood Ant (Formica rufa) carrying another. Note curled body of carried ant. Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) worker collecting honeydew from Nettle Aphids (Lachnus roboris). Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) rolling a leaf to create their nest. Australia Army of Safari ants, workers and soldiers on the move. East Africa Winged male and female Garden Black Ants (Lasius niger) leaving nest. Winged male and female Garden Black Ants (Lasius niger) leaving nest. Europe Winged Garden Black Ants (Lasius niger) swarming. Winged female Wood Ants (Formica rufa) leaving nest. Negro Ant (Formica fusca) carrying non-parasitic mites. Bulldog ant (Myrmecia sp) worker showing large jaws. Western Australia Bulldog ant (Myrmecia sp) worker showing large jaws. Western Australia Bulldog ant (Myrmecia sp) worker showing large jaws. Western Australia Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) rolling a leaf to create their nest. Australia Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) rolling a leaf to create their nest. Australia Exposed nest of Garden Black Ants (Lasius niger), workers removing larvae and pupae. Tree termite workers repair tunnel up tree trunk. Repair work begins. Sequence 2/3. East Africa Black or Garden Ant (Lasius niger) two workers sharing a drop of honeydew from a black aphid on a comfrey stem. Black or Garden Ant (Lasius niger) two workers sharing a drop of honeydew from a black aphid on a comfrey stem. Black or Garden Ant (Lasius niger) worker collecting honeydew from a black aphid colony on a comfrey stem. Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) fiercely guarding their nest against an attack. Australia Leaf-cutting ants or Bachacs (Atta cephalotes) carrying leaf sections back to the nest. South America Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) collecting honeydew from aphids on dock (Rumex species).
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