Images Dated 6th July 2006 (page 5)

Bivouac or Dolly ants - Nesting in soil or in trees, these ants forage in columns
AUS-414 Bivouac or Dolly ants - Nesting in soil or in trees, these ants forage in columns. Australia-wide except Northern Territory Dolichoderus sp

Honeypot or Furnace ants - repletes suspended in nest storing honey for the colony in lean times
AUS-412 Honeypot or Furnace ants - repletes suspended in nest storing honey for the colony in lean times. Central Australia Melophorus sp

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

Southern purple azure butterfly - male that was guarded as a larva by Camponotus ants in exchange for sweet secretions
AUS-411 Southern purple azure butterfly - male that was guarded as a larva by Camponotus ants in exchange for sweet secretions

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

Genoveva butterfly - female that was guarded as a larva by Camponotus ants in exchange for sweet secretions
AUS-410 Genoveva butterfly - female that was guarded as a larva by Camponotus ants in exchange for sweet secretions. Australia Ogyris genoveva Jim Frazier-Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

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

Common mud-dauber wasp - nest cell opened to show paralysed spiders provided as food for the larvae
AUS-422 Common mud-dauber wasp - nest cell opened to show paralysed spiders provided as food for the larvae. New South Wales

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

An ant-mimicking bug - found in weaver ants territory; juvenile
AUS-398 An ant-mimicking bug - found in weaver ants territory; juvenile. Tropical Australia Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Order

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 - attending the larva of a lycaenid butterfly (Hypolycaena phorbas)
AUS-393 Green tree or Weaver ants - attending the larva of a lycaenid butterfly (Hypolycaena phorbas). Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

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

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AUS-317 Wattle seeds - in seed pods with red elaisomes (arils). Outback Australia Acacia sp. Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Dog - English Setter running
WAT-14415 Dog - English Setter running France M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way.

Dog - English Setter
WAT-14414 Dog - English Setter France M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way.

Wild boar - feeding. France
WAT-14408 Wild boar - feeding France Sus scrofa M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way.

Wild boar. France
WAT-14407 Wild boar France Sus scrofa M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way.

Red-legged Partridge - Young. France
WAT-14394 Red-legged Partridge - Young France Alectoris rufa M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way.

Red-legged Partridge - Young. France
WAT-14393 Red-legged Partridge - Young France Alectoris rufa M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way.

Eurasian Lynx in a tree
WAT-14386 Eurasian Lynx in a tree France Lynx lynx M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way.

Reeves's Pheasant male - France
WAT-14378 Reeves's Pheasant male France Syrmaticus reevesii M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way.

Every summer, female green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) return to their natal beach to lay eggs
AUS-581 Green turtle - tracks, a common sight during the laying months. Threatened species. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

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AUS-378 Tadpoles of unknown species stranded in drying outback puddle of rain, with bird tracks around. Central Australia Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

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AUS-366 Cane toad - juveniles. Pest species in Australia. Life cycle 5/5. North Queensland, Australia Bufo marinus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal

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AUS-364 Cane toad - spawn with eggs hatching. Pest species in Australia. Life cycle 3/5. North Queensland, Australia Bufo marinus Jim Frazier-Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note

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AUS-363 Cane toad - spawn. Pest species in Australia. Life cycle 2/5. North Queensland, Australia Bufo marinus Jim Frazier-Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

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AUS-330 Striped marsh frog - newly-hatched tadpoles clinging to underside of foam nest. Life cycle 4/6 New South Wales, Australia Limnodynastes peronii Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

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AUS-329 Striped marsh frog - tadpoles emerging from foam..Life cycle 3/6 New South Wales, Australia Limnodynastes peronii Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

Clown anemonefish have a symbiotic relationship with their host sea anemone with both species gaining protection
AUS-546 Clown anemonefish have a symbiotic relationship with their host sea anemone with both species gaining protection from predators from the other

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