The golden huntress ant Pachycondyla villosa is an active predator found across the warm Neotropics. This individual has killed a caterpillar and is carrying her prey back to the nest. Armenia, Belize - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Pachycondyla

is a heterogenous assemblage of predatory ponerine ants. These attractive insects are found in tropical and warm temperate regions worldwide.

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Pachycondyla stigma, a mostly subterranean species, forages through a rotting log.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

Pachycondyla stigma has traveled the world with human commerce and is now established in a number of tropical locations around the world. The species is likely native to South America.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

Pachycondyla verenae

Panama City, Panama

Their nest disturbed by the photographer, a subterranean Pachycondyla carries a larva to safety.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

The golden huntress ant Pachycondyla villosa is an active predator found across the warm Neotropics. This individual has killed a caterpillar and is carrying her prey back to the nest.

Armenia, Belize

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Keywords: predation ponerinae pachycondyla hormiga tigre huntress ant neoponera villosa

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Pachycondyla

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