alexwild > Myrmecia nigriceps Bull Ant - Victoria, Australia

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alexwild > Myrmecia piliventris Jack-Jumper Ant - Victoria, Australia.

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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.

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alexwild > A Dinosaur Ant, Nothomyrmecia macrops.  These enigmatic ants are found only in a particular type of mallee forest habitat in parts of South Australia.  They forage on very cold nights.  

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alexwild > Nothomyrmecia macrops dinosaur ants only leave their nests on cold nights.  Here a young queen rests on a tree branch.  These beautiful, honey-colored ants are similar to species known from Cretaceous fossils.  Today, they are only known from scattered locations in South Australia. 

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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.

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alexwild > A giant Australian bull ant, Myrmecia nigriscapa, threatens the photographer with her impressive mandibles.  These ants are visual predators, their large eyes help them navigate and locate prey.  Wilson's Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia.

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Myrmecia nigriceps Bull Ant - Victoria, Australia

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alexwild > Myrmecia nigriceps Bull Ant - Victoria, Australia

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Myrmecia nigriceps Bull Ant - Victoria, Australia

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