alexwild > Nomamyrmex esenbeckii, carrying a larva.  The bright red color indicates a relatively young age for this worker. Gamboa, Panama.

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alexwild > Army ant males are most commonly seen at night where they arrive at porch lights, on wing from their natal colonies.  This army ant, Neivamyrmex swainsonii, is a broadly-distributed species found from the southern United States to northern Argentina.  

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alexwild > Labidus praedator. Gamboa, Panama.

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alexwild > Labidus praedator. Gamboa, Panama.

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alexwild > Labidus praedator. Gamboa, Panama.

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alexwild > Army ant colonies typically contain workers of many sizes, each specialized for a different task.  Here a Nomamyrmex esenbeckii worker stands guard over a passing column. Gamboa, Panama.

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alexwild > Nomamyrmex esenbeckii, the most-heavily armored of the army ants.  Gamboa, Panama.

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alexwild > Nomamyrmex army ants are among the few animals that successfully attack leaf-cutter ant nests.  The leaf-cutters are not without their defenses.  Here two Atta workers attack and kill a Nomamyrmex esenbeckii scout, preventing the army ants from discovering the leaf-cutter's trail.

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alexwild > Neivamyrmex opacithorax Army Ant Queen and Worker - Arizona, USA.

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Nomamyrmex esenbeckii, carrying a larva. The bright red color indicates a relatively young age for this worker. Gamboa, Panama.

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alexwild > Nomamyrmex esenbeckii, carrying a larva.  The bright red color indicates a relatively young age for this worker. Gamboa, Panama.

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Nomamyrmex esenbeckii, carrying a larva. The bright red color indicates a relatively young age for this worker. Gamboa, Panama.

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