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Ectatomma tuberculatum
Panamá

photograph © Alex Wild 2007

Visitors to the rainforests of central and south America looking for ants will undoubtedly see Ectatomma.  These large ants are ubiquitous in the forest understory.  Here, an Ectatomma tuberculatum worker stands guard on a Heliconia flower.

 
Panamá: Canal Zone. Gamboa.
9.1177ºN 79.6959ºW 50m
vii.2007 Secondary forest edge, ant on Heliconia.


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This image was captured with a Canon EOS 20D, using a Canon 65mm MP-E 1-5x macro lens.