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Pachycondyla sp.
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

photograph © Alex Wild 2008

A Pachycondyla worker ant cradles a larva in her mandibles.  The delicate series of protrusions from the larval skin are typical in the ant subfamily ponerinae.

 
Republic of South Africa: 
Kwazulu-Natal, St. Lucia
4.vii.2008 28º21.4'S 32º25.6'E, 20m
Coastal scrub forest, ant foraging at roadside.
voucher specimen deposited at ALWC

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This image was captured with a Canon EOS 20D using a Canon 65mm MPE 1-5x macro lens.