Philidris sp.
Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Philidris ants in defensive posture, gasters cocked and mandibles open. These ants have evolved a specialized relationship with the Myrmecodia and Hydnophytum plants they inhabit and defend their plant hosts aggressively.
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