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alexwild > Pseudomyrmex spinicola acacia ants guarding a nest entrance. This species has a painful sting and a much more aggressive temperment than most other Pseudomyrmex, an effective deterrent to large vertebrate herbivores. Panama. filename: spinocola10
alexwild > Cutting open the surprisingly soft flesh of an Acacia thorn reveals larvae and pupae of the Pseudomyrmex acacia ant. Panama. filename: spinicola18
alexwild > Friend or Foe? Two Pseudomyrmex spinicola acacia ant nestmates evaluate each other at the nest entrance. Panama. filename: spinicola22
alexwild > A Pseudomyrmex spinicola acacia ant pauses outside the nest entrance. The ants cut a circular entrance hole to gain access to the inside of the hollow thorn. Panama. filename: spinicola16
alexwild > A Cecropia tree grows into a gap in the Panamanian rainforest. These fast-growing trees house colonies of fierce Azteca ants that protect the tree from herbivores. filename: Cecropia1
alexwild > Azteca Cecropia ants guard their tree zealously against intruders. Working together, they surround and immobilize their opponents by pinning down their appendages. This trap-jaw ant had a trick up her sleeve, however. She escaped shortly after this photo was snapped by slamming her mandibles shut with enough force to propel her from the tree and out of the territory of the Azteca. filename: Azteca4
alexwild > Azteca alfari worker ant guarding her Cecropia host tree. Panama. filename: Azteca3
alexwild > The hollow stem of a Cecropia ant-plant is compartmentalized into housing chambers for Azteca ants. Inside, the ants raise their brood and tend to mealybugs. Panama. filename: Azteca1
alexwild > The swollen thorns of this Panamanian Acacia tree house a colony of fierce Pseudomyrmex spinicola ants. filename: Acacia3
Pseudomyrmex spinicola acacia ants guarding a nest entrance. This species has a painful sting and a much more aggressive temperment than most other Pseudomyrmex, an effective deterrent to large vertebrate herbivores. Panama.

filename: spinocola10
alexwild > Pseudomyrmex spinicola acacia ants guarding a nest entrance. This species has a painful sting and a much more aggressive temperment than most other Pseudomyrmex, an effective deterrent to large vertebrate herbivores. Panama. filename: spinocola10
Pseudomyrmex spinicola acacia ants guarding a nest entrance. This species has a painful sting and a much more aggressive temperment than most other Pseudomyrmex, an effective deterrent to large vertebrate herbivores. Panama.

filename: spinocola10
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