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Oecophylla smaragdina - Green Tree Ant
Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia

photograph © Alex Wild 2004

Green tree ant colonies are territorial.  Here ants inspect a worker from another colony that has wandered a bit too far into their territory.

 
Australia, QLD: Iron Range National Park  25.viii.2004, 12º42.846'S 143º17.218'E, 10m
Rainforest.
#AW2515, voucher specimens deposited at ALWC

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