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Large green ant (queen) about 3.5 cm long, very docile, searching through leaf litter.
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Green tree ant's nest defended.
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Green tree ant's nest defended.
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Green tree ant's nest defended.
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Winged Weaver Ant Queen Location: Makunda Christian Hospital campus, Karimganj District, Assam Date: 7th August 2012 Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor AF 28-105mm lens
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Weaver Ant Queen with larvae in leaf capsule of Leaf-rolling weevil Location: Makunda Christian Hospital campus, Karimganj District, Assam Date: 26th May 2012 Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor AF 28-105mm lens
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Weaver Ant Queen with larvae in leaf capsule of Leaf-rolling weevil Location: Makunda Christian Hospital campus, Karimganj District, Assam Date: 26th May 2012 Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor AF 28-105mm lens
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Weaver Ant Queen with larvae in leaf capsule of Leaf-rolling weevil Location: Makunda Christian Hospital campus, Karimganj District, Assam Date: 26th May 2012 Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor AF 28-105mm lens
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Mango tree with ants nest
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Mango tree with ants nest
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It portrays the alpha / leader of the group instructing fellow members to get the task done. It unwraps the collaborative team effort and interaction between the Ant's.
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The ants do work in a team and they also are in sync with each other. Here I captured the footsteps in sync with each other.
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The home of a weaver ant colony. This freshly made home was well guarded with alert and armed weaver ants
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When a Weaver Ant is infected by this parasitic fungus (Ophiocordyceps spp) the behavior of the ants is dramatically changed. They become erratic and zombie-like, and are manipulated by the fungus into dying at a spot that provides optimal conditions for fungal reproduction. The growing fungus fills the ant's body and head causing muscles to atrophy and forcing muscle fibres apart. The fungus also affects the ant's central nervous system which force it to walk in a random manner, unable to find their way home. The ant will eventually die as the fungus erupts out of its body, causing some pretty dramatic displays as above. Entire colonies can be destroyed by this deadly fungus... But here is good news: Ant colonies attacked by the zombie-ant fungus can survive with the help of a second parasite that castratesâ zombie-ant fungus thus keeping the infectious spores in check.(Source: www.futurity.org/top-stories/parasite-castrates-zombie-an...) Sources: diorealskills.org/2012/09/20/social-parasites-are-as-old-... www.biology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2011/zombie-ants-... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_unilateralis
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Large and fearless tree-dwelling ants seen in a suburban yard. The colony was large and occupied a few adjacent trees.
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Large and fearless tree-dwelling ants seen in a suburban yard. The colony was large and occupied a few adjacent trees.
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Large and fearless tree-dwelling ants seen in a suburban yard. The colony was large and occupied a few adjacent trees.
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Large and fearless tree-dwelling ants seen in a suburban yard. The colony was large and occupied a few adjacent trees.
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