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alexwild > An epiphytic Myrmecodia ant-plant in an Australian woodland. The swollen base of this plant is hollow, with an intricate gallery of chambers that house aggressive Philidris ants. The ants defend the plant (not very effectively in this case, judging from the holes in the leaves), and provide the plant with nutrients. filename: Myrmecodia2
alexwild > An Orectognathus trap-jaw ant handles a larva in the brood nest. This insect belongs to a separate evolutionary radiation of trap-jaw ants from the better-known Odontomachus ants. filename: Orectognathus6
alexwild > Polyrhachis Spiny Ant - Victoria, Australia. filename: campomyrma3
alexwild > Amblyopone australia Australian Dracula Ant - Victoria, Australia. filename: australis6
alexwild > Myrmecia piliventris Jack-Jumper Ant - Victoria, Australia. filename: piliventris7
alexwild > Nothomyrmecia macrops Dinosaur Ant - South Australia. filename: nothoworker16
alexwild > A Podomyrma adelaidae ant tends to a lycaenid caterpillar. These caterpillars secrete substances that the ants find attractive, and the ants in turn provide protection from parasites. Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. filename: adelaidae2
alexwild > The most famous of Australian ants for ant scientists is the beautiful Dinosaur ant, Nothomyrmecia macrops. This ant has a number of primitive features and is similar to some Cretaceous fossil species. Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. filename: Nothoworker16
alexwild > Bull ants in the genus Myrmecia are some of the largest ants in the world. These ants are exclusively Australian in distribution and are well known for their painful stings. Myrmecia pyriformis. Victoria, Australia. filename: pyriformis10
An epiphytic Myrmecodia ant-plant in an Australian woodland. The swollen base of this plant is hollow, with an intricate gallery of chambers that house aggressive Philidris ants. The ants defend the plant (not very effectively in this case, judging from the holes in the leaves), and provide the plant with nutrients.

filename: Myrmecodia2
alexwild > An epiphytic Myrmecodia ant-plant in an Australian woodland. The swollen base of this plant is hollow, with an intricate gallery of chambers that house aggressive Philidris ants. The ants defend the plant (not very effectively in this case, judging from the holes in the leaves), and provide the plant with nutrients. filename: Myrmecodia2
An epiphytic Myrmecodia ant-plant in an Australian woodland. The swollen base of this plant is hollow, with an intricate gallery of chambers that house aggressive Philidris ants. The ants defend the plant (not very effectively in this case, judging from the holes in the leaves), and provide the plant with nutrients.

filename: Myrmecodia2
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