alexwild > Aphidius ervi - biocontrol wasp attacking Acyrthosiphon pisum pea aphids.  Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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alexwild > Aphidius ervi - biocontrol wasp attacking Acyrthosiphon pisum pea aphids.  Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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alexwild > Assassin bugs are sit-and-wait predators.  This Zelus arrived at a blacklight insect trap and intercepted incoming prey, in this case a male trap-jaw ant.  Arizona, USA.

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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 > Mating flights are a perilous time for ants.  Here a newly-mated Acromyrmex queen falls prey to a pair of hungry harvester ants.

Acromyrmex versicolor and Aphaenogaster cockerelli. Tucson, Arizona.
alexwild > A miniature trap-jaw ant, Strumigenys louisianae.  Arizona, USA.

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alexwild > Strumigenys louisianae- miniature trap-jaw ant. Arizona, USA.

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alexwild > Amblyopone oregonensis Oregon Dracula Ant - California, USA.

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alexwild > A beetle larva falls prey to a hoarde of Pheidologeton marauder ants.  Notice how much larger the supermajor worker (top) is compared to her nestmate sisters.  Cape York Peninsula, Australia.

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Aphidius ervi - biocontrol wasp attacking Acyrthosiphon pisum pea aphids. Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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alexwild > Aphidius ervi - biocontrol wasp attacking Acyrthosiphon pisum pea aphids.  Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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Aphidius ervi - biocontrol wasp attacking Acyrthosiphon pisum pea aphids. Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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