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Blepharidatta conops
Brazil

photograph © Alex Wild 2003

The queen of Blepharidatta conops, in the center, has an enlarged head that presumably
is used for blocking the nest entrance. This photo is of a captive colony at the Museu de Zoologia in São Paulo, Brazil.



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This image was captured with a Nikon Coolpix 995.