Pictures of ants [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Bornean ant (Malaysia) Giant ant in Laos (Laos) Leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Soldier army ants (Costa Rica) Ant (Suriname) Bornean ant (Malaysia) Ants on a red-orange flower bud Insects being "milked" by ants (Brazil) Leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Ants hauling body parts of a dead insect up a tree trunk (Indonesia) Hairy black ant Leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Fire ants in Borneo (Indonesia) Fire ant (Grand Canyon) Ants feeding on a fallen cicada (Costa Rica) Rainforest ant (Suriname) Closeup on the jaws of a soldier army ant (Costa Rica) Army ant column (Costa Rica) Leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Rainforest ant (Suriname) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves Giant ant in Laos (Laos) Leaf-cutter ant (Costa Rica) Ants on the forest floor (Suriname) Leafcutter ants Leaf-cutter ants entering their nest Ant (Suriname) Army ant soldiers (Costa Rica) Fire ant (Grand Canyon) Ants Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Giant ant Ant and fly (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia Giant black ant Gigantic ant on forest floor Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Leaf-cutter ant nest (Costa Rica) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves Giant ant in Laos (Laos) Leaf cutter ants entering their nest Black ants (Thailand) Large ant Large ant in Borneo rainforest (Indonesia) Soldier army ants (Costa Rica) Red soldier leaf-cutter ant Ants Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Giant ant (Malaysia) Crematogaster ant trail going up the trunk of a canopy tree Symbiosis between the cecropia treee and defensive Azteca ants (Belize) Red soldier ant Ant Ant nest at the best of a rainforest tree (Indonesia) Ant nest made of leaves Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Leaf-cutter ant clearing Ant atop a heliconia flower (Gabon) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves, with a tiny ant riding the leaves Red soldier leaf-cutter ant Orange beetle being carried by ants Ants in a symbiotic relationship with a plant in the Amazon rainforest Large ant Army ant soldiers (Costa Rica) Rainforest ant (Suriname) Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) Bullet ants are known for their severe sting. Their stings are said to be the most painful and debilitating known for any insect Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Polyrhachis pruinosa ant; a species that specializes on pitcher plant feeding (Malaysia) Ants on the forest floor (Suriname) Rainforest ant Black ants (Thailand) Leaf-cutter ant nest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Flower with ant (unidentified species) in the Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia Ants feeding on bird droppings Ants Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Ants on the forest floor (Suriname) Leaf cutter ant carrying leaf (Atta; Acromyrmex) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Passion vine blossom with resident ant species (Suriname) Atta leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Red ants (Malaysia) Red soldier ant Red ants (Malaysia) Ant Ant nest Giant ant Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves back to their nest Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves Leafcutter ants Army ants Leaf-cutter ant nest (Costa Rica) ants: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3