Mark Moffett / Ant (Philidris sp) feeding on the oily orange spores of a host fern The ant lives in the fern's stem, where it drags nutrient rich debris to create compost for the fern, Borneo.

Mark Moffett / Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) tends pupa, while larvae at right, eats carrot-like growth from host Acacia

Juergen Freund / Ant herding aphids, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Ant (Polyrhachis ypsilon) on leaf, a monomorphic ant with a brilliant golden sheen and very pronounced curving hooked spines, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Ant (Polyrhachis ypsilon) group on branch, a monomorphic ant with a brilliant golden sheen and very pronounced curving hooked spines, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Indonesi...

Juergen Freund / Ant (Polyrhachis ypsilon) missing an antennae, a monomorphic ant with a brilliant golden sheen and very pronounced curving hooked spines, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Indo...

David Woodfall / Ant hills in meadow managed for nature reserve. Gilfach Nature Reserve, Radnorshire Nature Reserve, Wales, November.

David Woodfall / Old ant hills in meadow. Gilfach Farm SSSI nature reserve, Wales, November.

David Woodfall / Ant hills in meadow managed for nature reserve. Gilfach Nature Reserve, Radnorshire Nature Reserve, Wales, November.

Jouan & Rius / Giant ant (Formicidae) feeding on smaller insect (Cicada), Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Ants (Formicidae) nest hanging from rainforest tree, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Tim Laman / Golden Spiny ant (Polyrhachis sp.) collecting fig seeds from animal droppings and taking them to their nest in a canopy tree, in doing so they distribute fig seeds to favorable locations for growth. G...