Paratrechina longicornis - Crazy Ant
Panamá
Along a sun-soaked beach on a Panamanian island, Paratrechina workers drink from nectaries on the underside of a leaf. Many plants attract ants with nectaries, and the ants in return help remove the plant's herbivorous pests.
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