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Army Ant

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Description:

The scouts in picture #1, #2 are about 5mm in length, while the soldiers (picture #3) were at least twice that. A resident species of small black ants was trying to fend off arriving army ant scouts, but once the huge soldiers arrived on the scene, they had to make way.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest in the Ecuadorian Amazon region.

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PublishedSeptember 18, 2016

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