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carpenter ant (Camponotus atriceps)
carpenter ant (Camponotus atriceps) - Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Peru
Even though ants are one of the dominant organisms in the tropics (and the world!), I rarely photograph them. This year however, I changed my ways and spent a bit more time focusing on them than other years. One of these myrmicine subjects was this carpenter ant (Camponotus atriceps) I found perched on a leaf deep in the Peruvian jungle. I don't really know much about this specific species, but I do know that its an incredibly widespread and diverse genus of ants. I remember encountering Camponotus spp during my time working in Borneo (57 species) and I know that I can find members of this species right outside of where I used to live in North Carolina (12 species) and now I can find them in my new home California (28 species). None of those places are as rich in this genus as Peru which boasts an impressive 85 species of Camponotus.
carpenter ant (Camponotus atriceps)
carpenter ant (Camponotus atriceps) - Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Peru
Even though ants are one of the dominant organisms in the tropics (and the world!), I rarely photograph them. This year however, I changed my ways and spent a bit more time focusing on them than other years. One of these myrmicine subjects was this carpenter ant (Camponotus atriceps) I found perched on a leaf deep in the Peruvian jungle. I don't really know much about this specific species, but I do know that its an incredibly widespread and diverse genus of ants. I remember encountering Camponotus spp during my time working in Borneo (57 species) and I know that I can find members of this species right outside of where I used to live in North Carolina (12 species) and now I can find them in my new home California (28 species). None of those places are as rich in this genus as Peru which boasts an impressive 85 species of Camponotus.