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To the right is the ant mimic to which this ant is paired. Found during a night hike in Maliau basin Agathis camp along Ginseng trail.
I was walking up to my office this afternoon and noticed hundreds of ants congregating on the sidewalk - not sure what they're up to, but it was a great way to test out my new Nikon 60mm f2.8 micro lens! Still a little creepy though.
my ant farm. not as much fun as i thought it would be. little suckers kept wanting to escape and i felt bad keeping them cooped up. they looked awfully cute carrying around little green sugar sprinkles though.
Ants are well organized and so dangerous for many predator species. Therefore, the huge red and black ants will be given a huge berth by these insectivores in general to avoid severe retaliation as a team. This is noted by other vulnerable predators.
Therefore, the tiny predators that are also prey to larger predators try to mimic (imitate) the ants. They get the black colors and often have the attributes of the ants to be safe.
In this case, the praying mantis that is also an insect, imitates by being the same length, color and having segments of the large black ants. Only their weird antennae and well armed forelegs (first of the 3 pairs of legs) give away the fact that this is a prowling predator!
An Ant sticker, seen in Washington, DC. This guy gets around. I've seen his stickers in St. Louis, Washington, Boston, and Philadelphia. Hmm, I guess I get around too.
This female Ant-eating Chat is on a termite mound where the Aardvark had eaten out the termites. It nests in the burrows of the termite. Male Ant-eating Chats have a small white carpal patch.
The ant house was amazingly done. They made some white stuff to stick the leaves together and form a cocoon.
I haven't spent much time trying to photograph or identify ants. I suspect it is well beyond me. I thought these ants especially pretty with their stripes. I always find it interesting how they tend their little "flocks" so carefully.
This ant would just stand motionless, waiting for a smaller ant to walk by, and then it would attack.
Ants and Aphids. That symbiotic relationship. Ants gather the honeydew and in return the Aphids get some protection from predators.