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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). Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) collecting honeydew from aphids on dock (Rumex species). Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) collecting honeydew from aphids on dock (Rumex species). Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) worker collecting honeydew from Nettle Aphids (Microlophium carnosum). Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) worker collecting honeydew from Nettle Aphids (Microlophium carnosum). Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) worker collecting honeydew from Nettle Aphids (Microlophium carnosum). Leaf-cutting ants or Bachacs (Atta cephalotes) carrying sections of cocoa leaf bearing 'riders' thought to ward off parasitic flies which would otherwise lay their eggs on the pieces of leaf. South America Leaf-cutting ants or Bachacs (Atta cephalotes) carrying sections of cocoa leaf bearing 'riders' thought to ward off parasitic flies which would otherwise lay their eggs on the pieces of leaf. South America Leaf-cutting ants or Bachacs (Atta cephalotes) carrying sections of cocoa leaf bearing 'riders' thought to ward off parasitic flies which would otherwise lay their eggs on the pieces of leaf. South America Leaf-cutting ants or Bachacs (Atta cephalotes) carrying sections of cocoa leaf bearing 'riders' thought to ward off parasitic flies which would otherwise lay their eggs on the pieces of leaf. South America Leaf-cutting ants or Bachacs (Atta cephalotes) carrying leaf sections back to the nest. South America Harvester ants (Messor cephalotes) from neighbouring colonies engage in a skirmish. Africa Termite (unidentified) soldier. South east Asia Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker curling its tail ready to eject formic acid at an intruder. Slave-making Ant (Formica sanguinea) carrying a slave ant larva. Europe Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) worker collecting honeydew from aphids on nettle stem. Europe Termite towers. North-west Australia Harvester Ants (Messor capensis) drinking from a few spots of rain on a quartz boulder. Southern Africa Ants (unidentified) feeding on spilt honey. Slave-making Ant (Formica sanguinea) workers dragging dead bee. Europe Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers tending Birch Aphids (Euceraphis puntipennis). Europe Bulldog Ant (Myrmecia sp) worker. W Australia Black Ant (Lasius niger) workers with pupae and winged queens and drones. Wood Ants (Formica rufa) congregating on top of their nest mound in early spring. Termite (Mastotermes species) soldier head viewed from beneath showing curved scissor-like jaws. Wood Ants (Formica rufa) moving about near their nest. Europe Driver ant (unidentified) winged male. Bal-byter Ant (Camponotus fulvopilotus) workers preparing to attack intruder. South Africa Bal-byter Ant (Camponotus fulvopilotus) emerging from their underground nest in spring. South Africa Red Driver Ant (Dorylus helvolus) winged male. South Africa Termites (unidentified) workers with two nasute soldiers, Trinidad. South America Termites (unidentified) workers with two nasute soldiers. Trinidad Leaf-cutting ants or Bachacs (Atta cephalotes) carrying leaf sections back to the nest. Trinidad Leaf-cutting ants or Bachacs (Atta cephalotes) carrying leaf sections back to the nest. Trinidad Leaf-cutting ants or Bachacs (Atta cephalotes) carrying leaf sections back to the nest. Termites (Mastotermes darwiniensis) workers and soldiers on dead wood. Australasia
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