Tapinoma ants move eggs and larvae after their pecan nut nest was disturbed. Kyogle, NSW.
Rattle ant (Polyrhachis sp.) surveys the damage after her nest was opened by the photographer. These ants use a variety of organic debris and larval silk to join leaves together for their arboreal nests. Wilston, Qld.
Small and quick, the distinctively hairy Paratrechina longicornis forages on a gum tree. Wilston, Qld.