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Dorylus helvolus
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

photograph © Alex Wild 2008

Worker polymorphism in Dorylus driver ants.  Having different size classes in the colony increases the range of prey items these predatory ants can take. 

Republic of South Africa: 
Kwazulu-Natal, St. Lucia
2.vii.2008 28º23.0'S 32º24.5'E, 20m
Rainforest edge, trail of ants under rotting log.
voucher specimen deposited at ALWC

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