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A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
The eastern ant cricket Myrmecophilus pergandei. Urbana, Illinois, USA
The eastern ant cricket, Myrmecophilus pergandei, lives in ant nests where it steals resources from their hosts. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Hunting technique in Harpegnathos saltator jumping ants: snare the prey with tiny barbs on the long mandibles and reach around with the stinger to find a soft spot. Laboratory colony at Arizona State University, USA
Hunting technique in Harpegnathos saltator jumping ants: snare the prey with tiny barbs on the long mandibles and reach around with the stinger to find a soft spot. Laboratory colony at Arizona State University, USA
A worker Harpegnathos saltator carries a paralyzed cricket back to her laboratory nest. The weight of the cricket is several times that of the ant. Laboratory colony at Arizona State University
Hunting technique in Harpegnathos saltator jumping ants: snare the prey with tiny barbs on the long mandibles and reach around with the stinger to find a soft spot. Laboratory colony at Arizona State University, USA
A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata. Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
A Myrmecophilus ant cricket in a nest of Crematogaster lineolata.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
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