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Giant ant in Laos
Giant ant in Laos

(Laos)

Bornean ant
Bornean ant

(Malaysia)

Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants

(Costa Rica)

Soldier army ants
Soldier army ants

(Costa Rica)


Ant

(Suriname)

Army ant column
Army ant column

(Costa Rica)


Ants feeding on a fallen cicada

(Costa Rica)

Fire ants in Borneo (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Fire ants in Borneo

(Indonesia)

Closeup on the jaws of a soldier army ant
Closeup on the jaws of a soldier army ant

(Costa Rica)


Fire ant

(Grand Canyon)

Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants

(Costa Rica)


Rainforest ant

(Suriname)

Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants

(Costa Rica)


Rainforest ant



Ant and fly (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



Hairy black ant


Ants hauling body parts of a dead insect up a tree trunk (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Ants hauling body parts of a dead insect up a tree trunk

(Indonesia)


Flower with ant (unidentified species) in the Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



Ants on a red-orange flower bud

Insects being
Insects being "milked" by ants

(Brazil)

Bornean ant
Bornean ant

(Malaysia)

Ginormous ant on forest floor
Ginormous ant on forest floor
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Army ant soldiers
Army ant soldiers

(Costa Rica)

Red ants
Red ants

(Malaysia)


Ant



Ants on the forest floor

(Suriname)

Leaf-cutter ant nest
Leaf-cutter ant nest
Note that virtually all ground vegetation has been striped or cleared from the area
Location: Tambopata rainforestV

(Peru)


Ants on the forest floor

(Suriname)


Ant

(Suriname)


Tarantula in the shaving cup



Rainforest ant

(Suriname)

Gigantic ant on forest floor
Gigantic ant on forest floor
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Ants
Ants
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Fire ant

(Grand Canyon)

Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants

(Costa Rica)

Ants
Ants
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Giant ant in Laos
Giant ant in Laos

(Laos)


Crematogaster ant trail going up the trunk of a canopy tree


Ant nest made of leaves
Ant nest made of leaves
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Leaf cutter ants entering their nest

Ants
Ants
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)

Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants

(Costa Rica)

Symbiosis between the cecropia treee and defensive Azteca ants
Symbiosis between the cecropia treee and defensive Azteca ants

(Belize)

Ant atop a heliconia flower
Ant atop a heliconia flower

(Gabon)


Ants on the forest floor

(Suriname)


Leaf-cutter ant nest

(Costa Rica)

Black ants
Black ants

(Thailand)

Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants

(Costa Rica)

Giant ant
Giant ant

(Malaysia)

Leaf cutter ant carrying leaf
Leaf cutter ant carrying leaf
(Atta; Acromyrmex)
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Ants feeding on bird droppings


Large ant in Borneo rainforest (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Large ant in Borneo rainforest

(Indonesia)

Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants

(Costa Rica)


Rainforest ant

(Suriname)


Orange beetle being carried by ants



Atta leaf-cutter ants

(Costa Rica)

Army ant soldiers
Army ant soldiers

(Costa Rica)


Leafcutter ants



Leaf-cutter ant

(Costa Rica)


Passion vine blossom with resident ant species

(Suriname)

Soldier army ants
Soldier army ants

(Costa Rica)


Ant nest at the best of a rainforest tree

(Indonesia)

Polyrhachis pruinosa ant; a species that specializes on pitcher plant feeding
Polyrhachis pruinosa ant; a species that specializes on pitcher plant feeding

(Malaysia)


Ants in a symbiotic relationship with a plant in the Amazon rainforest


Leaf-cutter ants entering their nest

Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata)
Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata)
Bullet ants are known for their severe sting. Their stings are said to be the most painful and debilitating known for any insect
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Giant ant in Laos
Giant ant in Laos

(Laos)

Black ants
Black ants

(Thailand)

Leaf-cutter ant nest
Leaf-cutter ant nest
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)



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