Ectatomma edentatum. Like most insects, this species has no common name even though it’s reasonably abundant. Argentina.

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Zasphinctus sarowiwai, a blind subterranean predator of other ant species. Uganda.

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Cephalotes texanus, the Texas turtle ant, has a head that serves as a living door.

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Camponotus sericeiventris, the golden carpenter ant, is a gliding species that uses its flattened legs to steer back to a tree trunk if it falls from a branch in the forest canopy. Brazil.

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@alexwild I saw this one in Thailand in June.. could it be the same species🧐 ofcourse “mine” has wings… I’m not very knowledgable but very curious

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