Ant Collection (page 4)

Drummer ants - warning off possible predators by banging their abdomens against their nest and adjacent leaves
AUS-403 Drummer ants - warning off possible predators by banging their abdomens against their nest and adjacent leaves. Tropical Australia Polyrhachis sp

Dinosaur or Fossil ant - the worlds most primitive ant, recorded in 1931 then lost until 1977; rarely seen
AUS-401 Dinosaur or Fossil ant - the worlds most primitive ant, recorded in 1931 then lost until 1977; rarely seen. South Australia South Australia Nothomyrmecia macrops Densey Clyne / Auscape

A Beauty ant - can secrete an orange-coloured viscous repellent fluid that will deter even small mammal predators
AUS-420 A Beauty ant - can secrete an orange-coloured viscous repellent fluid that will deter even small mammal predators

Sugar ants - site of nest below tree bearing mistletoe, food plant of a symbiotic butterfly larva (Ogyris genoveva)
AUS-409 Sugar ants - site of nest below tree bearing mistletoe, food plant of a symbiotic butterfly larva (Ogyris genoveva). Australia Camponotus sp

Southern meat or Gravel ants - clearly defined trail leading from nest to food sources
AUS-407 Southern meat or Gravel ants - clearly defined trail leading from nest to food sources. Australia Iridomyrmex purpurea Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are

Meat / Tyrant ants - milking scale insects for their sweet secretions
AUS-404 Meat / Tyrant ants - milking scale insects for their sweet secretions. Australia-wide Iridomyrmex sp. Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal

Nest of Southern meat or Gravel ants. A large mound nest of these ferocious ants may be one of many over a wide area
AUS-406 Nest of Southern meat or Gravel ants. A large mound nest of these ferocious ants may be one of many over a wide area

Meat / Tyrant ants - drinking nectar from flower of Angophora
AUS-405 Meat / Tyrant ants - drinking nectar from flower of Angophora Angophora hispida Iridomyrmex sp. Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display

Golden-bodied ant - easily recognised by its golden sheen. The spines on the thorax are probably for defence
AUS-402 Golden-bodied ant - easily recognised by its golden sheen. The spines on the thorax are probably for defence. Australia Polyrhachis ammon Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

Honeypot ant - replete
AUS-388 Honeypot ant - replete. Central Australia Camponotus sp Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Green tree or Weaver ants - attending larva of lycaenid Oak-blue butterfly (Arhopala sp. )
AUS-391 Green tree or Weaver ants - attending larva of lycaenid Oak-blue butterfly (Arhopala sp.). Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

Green tree or Weaver ants - defending their arboreal nest
AUS-381 Green tree or Weaver ants - defending their arboreal nest. Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

Green tree or Weaver ants - fertile queen with workers and eggs
AUS-384 Green tree or Weaver ants - fertile queen with workers and eggs. Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

Green tree or Weaver ants - winged queen attended by workers
AUS-382 Green tree or Weaver ants - winged queen attended by workers. Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

Sugar ants - accompanying larvae of lycaenid butterfly (Ogyrus genoveva) up a tree to mistletoe, their food plant
AUS-390 Sugar ants - accompanying larvae of lycaenid butterfly (Ogyrus genoveva) up a tree to mistletoe, their food plant. Australia-wide Camponotus sp

A sugar ant - carrying a live sister ant in phenomenon known as portage (both ants are healthy!)
AUS-392 A sugar ant - carrying a live sister ant in phenomenon known as portage (both ants are healthy!). Australia-wide Camponotus sp

Valentine ants - guarding pupa of Mangrove ant-blue butterfly (Acrodipsas illidgei) in exchange for sweet secretions
AUS-386 Valentine ants - guarding pupa of Mangrove ant-blue butterfly (Acrodipsas illidgei) in exchange for sweet secretions. Australia Crematogaster sp

Sugar ants - guarding larvae and pupae of the butterfly Ogyrus genoveva in exchange for sweet secretions from
AUS-387 Sugar ants - guarding larvae and pupae of the butterfly Ogyrus genoveva in exchange for sweet secretions from the larvae

Green tree Weaver ants - males swarming prior to their mating flight
AUS-383 Green tree Weaver ants - males swarming prior to their mating flight. Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are

Green tree or Weaver ant in attack mode: it will grip with mandibles, and spray acid from an anal nozzle
AUS-396 Green tree or Weaver ant in attack mode: it will grip with mandibles, and spray acid from an anal nozzle. Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

Green tree or Weaver ants - worker shuttling a silk-producing larva to make silk to mend the nest
AUS-380 Green tree or Weaver ants - worker shuttling a silk-producing larva to make silk to mend the nest. Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com

Mangrove ant-blue butterfly - that was guarded as a larva by Camponotus ants in exchange for sweet secretions
AUS-389 Mangrove ant-blue butterfly - that was guarded as a larva by Camponotus ants in exchange for sweet secretions Australia Acrodipsas illidgei Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

Green tree or Weaver ants - milking honeydew from protege butterfly larva (Hypolycaena phorbas)
AUS-394 Green tree or Weaver ants - milking honeydew from protege butterfly larva (Hypolycaena phorbas). Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

Green tree or Weaver ants - workers in mouth-to-mouth food exchange (trophallaxis)
AUS-395 Green tree or Weaver ants - workers in mouth-to-mouth food exchange (trophallaxis). Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note

Leaf-cutter Ant Lake Sandoval Amazon Peru
WAT-13776 Leaf-cutter Ant Lake Sandoval Amazon Peru Atta sp M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ants - embrdded in baltic amber. Upper Eocene
SPH-94 Ants - embrdded in baltic amber. Upper Eocene. Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black Garden Ants SPH 2431 UK Lasius niger © Steve Hopkin / ARDEA LONDON
SPH-2431 Black Garden Ants UK Lasius niger Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Green Ant - single green ant scurring down a small stick. Because of the strong counterlight
SAS-1507 Green Ant Paluma Range National Park, Queensland, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Australia Oecophylla smaragdina Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display

Green Ant - two individuals try to carry off a relatively big and heavy shell of a beatle
SAS-1506 Green Ant - two individuals try to carry off a relatively big and heavy shell of a beetle Paluma Range National Park, Queensland, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area

Red Ants Nest ROG 7822 Garden Myrmica sp. © Bob Gibbons / ARDEA LONDON
ROG-7822 RED ANTS NEST Garden Myrmica sp. Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Weaver / Tree Ant
PPG-616 Weaver / Tree Ant Ecophylla smaragdina Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Red Wood Ants - Belgium
ME-1883 Red Wood Ants Belgium Formica polyctena Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Giant Forest Ant - Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia
MAR-944 Giant Forest Ant Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia Camponotus gigas Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Giant Forest Ant - Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia
MAR-943 Giant Forest Ant Danum Valley Conservation Area - Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia Camponotus gigas Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Pharaoh Ant, Magnification x 180 (A4 size: 29. 7 cm width)
LRDS-91 Pharaoh Ant Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) Monomorium pharaonis Magnification x 180 (A4 size: 29.7 cm width) Coloured by hand to enhance natural features

Dune Ants- Farming/tending to their aphids on a !narra bush - early morning with mist visible over the dunes - Dunes
KAT-508 Dune Ants- Farming / tending to their aphids on a narra bush - early morning with mist visible over the dunes Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Camponotus detritus Karl Terblanche

Dune Ant - Close up of ants tending/farming aphids - Dunes- Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-506 Dune Ant - Close up of ants tending / farming aphids Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Camponotus detritus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Dune Ant - Close up during confrontational pose - Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-501 Dune Ant - Close up during confrontational pose Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Camponotus detritus Very aggressive

Dune Ant - Full body on dunes sand - Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-495 Dune Ant - Full body on dunes sand Dunes - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Camponotus detritus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Army Ants JLMO 2917 Carrying booty & young (White), Ecuador Eciton sp. © John Mason / ARDEA LONDON
JLMO-2917 Army Ants - Carrying booty & young (White) Ecuador Eciton sp. John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Pharaoh's Ants Magnification x10
JLMO-2351 Pharaoh's Ants Magnification x10 Monomorium pharaonis John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black Ants JLMO 1972 Swarming Lasius niger © John Mason / ARDEA LONDON
JLMO-1972 Flying Black ANTS - swarming from crack in brick Lasius niger John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Driver Ants - hunting party Uganda, Africa
JLM-1280-m Driver Ants - hunting party Uganda, Africa. Dorylus sp John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Myrmica Ant - inspecting Large Blue Butterfly larvae (Maculinea arion)
JLM-11510 Myrmica Ant - inspecting Large Blue Butterfly larvae (Maculinea arion) John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Leaf-cutter Ants - soldier ant carrying cut leaf back to the nest - Asa Wright Centre - Trinidad
GET-1689 Leaf-cutter Ants - soldier ant carrying cut leaf back to the nest Asa Wright Centre - Trinidad Atta cephalotes Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Leaf-cutter Ants - carrying cut leaves back to the nest - Asa Wright Centre - Trinidad
GET-1688 Leaf-cutter Ants - carrying cut leaves back to the nest Asa Wright Centre - Trinidad Atta cephalotes Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Green Ants nest of folded leaves - At Raft Point, Kimberley coast, Western Australia
DH-4395 Green Ants nest of folded leaves At Raft Point, Kimberley coast, Western Australia. Oecophylla smaragdina Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Polyrachis Ant - with larger body on the right & the smaller Tropical Ant (Oecophlla sp. ) on the left
CMB-489 Polyrachis Ant - with larger body on the right & the smaller Tropical Ant (Oecophlla sp.) on the left. Malaysian Archipelago, Philippines, Kalimantan

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