The small, long-legged Paratrechina sp. are much too fast for the large muscleman tree ants to catch but they still manage to get into trouble. Here two struggle after a stoush on a gum tree. The big ant couldn't shake the attacker even by dragging it across the bark. Boondall, QLD.
Muscleman tree ant (Podomyrma gratiosa) has a go at peeling bark from a spotted gum tree. Boondall, QLD.
Small dolly ant (Dolichoderinae) forages in a spiny flower for nectar. Boondall Wetlands, QLD.
