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Myrmecia nigrocincta - bull ant
North Queensland, Australia

photograph © Alex Wild 2004

The bright colors on this Myrmecia bull ant warn predators of the painful sting this insect can deliver.

 
Australia, QLD: Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation section. 3.5 km W Cape Tribulation.
28.viii.2004, 16º05'S 145º27'E, 600m.
Rainforest on windswept ridge.


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This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, with a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.