Camponotus nigriceps, the black-headed sugar ant. Australia.
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Ectatomma edentatum. Like most insects, this species has no common name even though it’s reasonably abundant. Argentina.
Eurhopalothrix gravis, a stealth predator. Ecuador.
Zasphinctus sarowiwai, a blind subterranean predator of other ant species. Uganda.
Cephalotes texanus, the Texas turtle ant, has a head that serves as a living door.
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.
Oecophylla smaragdina, the green tree ant. Tastes like lemon. Australia.
@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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