AMAZON ANTS pillage free-living ant colonies for slaves. Here a slave ( grey ) in Lake Tahoe, Calif., helps carry booty of its masters -- the Amazon ants which pillage free-living ant colonies for fresh slaves.  ...[More]

AMAZON ANTS pillage free-living ant colonies for slaves. Here a slave (grey) in Lake Tahoe, Calif., helps carry booty of its masters -- the Amazon ants which pillage free-living ant colonies for fresh slaves.   [Less] [Link to this slide]

SUICIDE BOMBER ANT (right) in Brunei, Borneo  explodes and spews out a toxic yellow glue when contacting an enemy, killing both ants instantly.

WEAVER ANTS ( right ) attack a much stronger and tougher army ant in Ghana, Africa.  The weaver ants control and protect large territories, whereas the army ants are nomadic, seeking victims on the run....[More]

WEAVER ANTS (right) attack a much stronger and tougher army ant in Ghana, Africa.  The weaver ants control and protect large territories, whereas the army ants are nomadic, seeking victims on the run.  [Less] [Link to this slide]

HONEYPOT ANTS in Arizona circle each other in a ritualized "stilting" form of battle that generally results in low mortality for the relatively small colonies of this species.

MARAUDER ANT minor workers attack a Diacamma ant that made the mistake of blundering onto their trail.  These small workers will be able to pin down the larger Diacamma, then a marauder ant major worker will arrive to kill the enemy in its crushing mandibles....[More]

MARAUDER ANT minor workers attack a Diacamma ant that made the mistake of blundering onto their trail.  These small workers will be able to pin down the larger Diacamma, then a marauder ant major worker will arrive to kill the enemy in its crushing mandibles.  [Less] [Link to this slide]

TRAP-JAW ANT worker in Costa Rica defends herself and larvae against an army ant by shooting venom at the intruder.