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Labidus praedator - Army Ants
Panamá

photograph © Alex Wild 2007

The largest workers of an army ant colony are specialists in defense.  Here a major worker of the  Neotropical species Labidus praedator stands alert at the edge of a busy trail.

 
Panamá, Panamá.: 1 km W Gamboa
09º07.3'N 79º43.0'W 50m. 29.vii.2007
Trail of ants across dirt road, 2nd growth forest.
#AW2921, voucher specimens deposited at ALWC.

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