Neil Aldridge / Anti-poaching guard keeps watch over an adult Temminck's Ground Pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) as it reclines in the shade to cool down while foraging for ants during a managed release back into th...

Neil Aldridge / Temminck's ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) foraging for ants during a managed release back into the wild following its rehabilitation at the Rhino Revolution facility, Limpopo Province, South...

Neil Aldridge / Temminck's ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) feeding on ants at a nest on an evening forage during rehabilitation at the Rhino Revolution facility in South Africa. This pangolin was saved from...

Neil Aldridge / Vet taking a rescued Temminck's ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) for a walk to forage for ants during its rehabilitation at the Rhino Revolution facility in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Thi...

Duncan Murrell / Ants with symbiotic relationship with Mahang bitik (Macaranga maingaiyi), Sabangau (peat-swamp) Forest, Kalimantan, Indonesia.Ants live inside its hollow stem. In return, these ants kill and eat other...

Duncan Murrell / Worker ants (Polyrhachis sp.) on a pitcher plant (Nepenthes gracilis) in the Sabangau (peat-swamp) Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Ch'ien Lee / Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp) which mimics toxic Ant (Crematogaster inflata), Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Ch'ien Lee / Ant (Crematogaster inflata) group, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Paul Bertner / Ant (Dinoponera sp) predating termite, Tambopata Research Center, Peru

Paul Bertner / Ant (Formicidae), Tambopata Research Center, Peru

Paul Bertner / Ant (Formicidae) group protecting caterpillars in return for sugary secretions, Tambopata Research Center, Peru

Paul Bertner / Ponerine Ant (Ectatomma sp) group, Tambopata Research Center, Peru

David Woodfall / Brown tree ants (Lasius brunneus) in rotting wood, Epping Forest, Essex, UK. May.

Thomas Marent / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) carrying fruit, Tatama National Park, Colombia

Andy Sands / Hoverfly (Microdon devius) a rare species of chalk grassland who's larvae live in Ants nests, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June

Andy Sands / Hoverfly (Microdon devius) a rare species of chalk grassland who's larvae live in Ants nests, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June

Andy Sands / Hoverfly (Microdon devius) a rare species of chalk grassland who's larvae live in Ants nests, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June

Andy Sands / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) with flies and Wood ants on cap, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, September - Focus Stacked

Robin Chittenden / Oriental Hornet (Vespa orientalis) with another smaller wasp (Vespula sp) and ants feeding on discarded food, Zakynthos, Greece

Emanuele Biggi / Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp.) young and Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis royi) together, Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru. These species have a commensal relationship. Th...

Emanuele Biggi / Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp.) young and Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis royi) together, Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru. These species have a commensal relationship. Th...

Emanuele Biggi / Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp.) and Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis royi) together, Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru. These species have a commensal relationship. The tara...

Emanuele Biggi / Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp.) adult, walking over Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis royi) without preying on it. Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru. These species have a com...

Emanuele Biggi / Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp.) adult, walking over Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis royi) without preying on it. Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru. These species have a com...

Piotr Naskrecki / Leafcutter Ant (Atta cephalotes) group carrying leaves, Carara National Park, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Ant (Megaponera analis) pupae being guarded by workers during move of entire colony, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / African Stink Ant (Pachycondyla tarsata) with freshly killed winged termite prey, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Ant (Megaponera analis) group carrying termite prey, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Ant (Megaponera analis) carrying termite prey, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers protecting queen, Costa Rica

Paul Bertner / Velvet Ant (Mutillidae) with its mimic, the Corinnid Sac Spider (Graptartia granulosa), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Velvet Ant (Mutillidae) with its mimic, the Corinnid Sac Spider (Graptartia granulosa), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Velvet Ant (Mutillidae) with its mimic, the Corinnid Sac Spider (Graptartia granulosa), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Velvet Ant (Mutillidae) with its mimic, the Corinnid Sac Spider (Graptartia granulosa), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Treehopper (Membracidae) guarded by Ant (Formicidae), Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Ant (Formicidae) group carrying worm prey into colony, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

David Perpinan / Juvenile Common rock sparrow (Petronia petronia) perched at nest hole, eating ants, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, June.

Joao Burini / Ant (Crematogaster sp) ants preying on Gagrellinae harvestman, Salto Morato Private Reserve, Parana, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.

Rod Williams / Small black ants (Lasius niger) alates massing in a garden shed Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, UK. July.

Anup Shah / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) female 'Samwise' aged 12 years dipping for ants.Gombe National Park, Tanzania.

Anup Shah / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) females 'Vanilla' aged 25 years and 'Trezia' aged 35 years dipping for ants watched by female 'Eliza' aged 21 years.Gombe National Park, Tanzania.

Fiona Rogers / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) female 'Fanni' aged 32 years using a stem as a tool to fish for tree ants.Gombe National Park, Tanzania. September 2013.

Chien Lee / Bullet Ant (Paraponera clavata), El Coca, Ecuador

Eric Baccega / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback male known as Humba licking his fingers after eating Driver ants (Dorylus sp.) a socially acquired and transmitted taste, member of the Humba gr...

Eric Baccega / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback male known as Humba licking his fingers after eating Driver ants (Dorylus sp.) a socially acquired and transmitted taste, member of the Humba gr...

Eric Baccega / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback male 'Humba' feeding on Driver ants (Dorylus sp), a socially acquired and transmitted taste, Virunga National Park, North Kivu, Democratic Repu...

Eric Baccega / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback male 'Humba' feeding on Driver ants (Dorylus sp), a socially acquired and transmitted taste, Virunga National Park, North Kivu, Democratic Repu...

Eric Baccega / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback male 'Humba' with a fist full of Driver ants (Dorylus sp) before feeding on them, a socially acquired and transmitted taste, Virunga National Pa...

Eric Baccega / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback male 'Humba' with ants all over his arm, leaving Driver ant (Dorylus sp) nest he was feeding on, a socially acquired and transmitted taste, Viru...

Eric Baccega / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback male 'Humba' with ants all over his arm, leaving Driver ant (Dorylus sp) nest he was feeding on, a socially acquired and transmitted taste, Viru...

Paul Bertner / Large-headed Ant (Daceton armigerum), Sani Lodge, Ecuador

Emanuele Biggi / Army ants (Eciton hamatum) soldiers patrolling near the pathway of workers, Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru

Emanuele Biggi / Army ants (Eciton hamatum) soldiers patrolling near the pathway of workers, Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru

Emanuele Biggi / Ants (Cephalotes atratus) grooming each other, Los Amigos Biological station, Peru

Emanuele Biggi / Army ants (Eciton hamatum) soldiers on the foreground patrolling near path of workers. Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru

Emanuele Biggi / Army ants (Eciton hamatum) soldiers patrolling near the pathway of workers, Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru

Emanuele Biggi / Army ants (Eciton hamatum) soldiers patrolling near the pathway of workers, Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru

Emanuele Biggi / Army ants (Eciton hamatum) soldiers patrolling near the pathway of workers, Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru

Emanuele Biggi / Army ants (Eciton hamatum) with cricket prey, Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru

Emanuele Biggi / Army ants (Eciton hamatum) with cricket prey, Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru

Staffan Widstrand / Dead Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) with ants crawling all over it. Lowland rainforest, Karawawi River, Kumawa Peninsula, mainland New Guinea, Western Papua

Staffan Widstrand / Interior of an ant plant, Myrmecophyte, that lives in a mutualistic association with a colony of ants. Lowland rainforest, Aiduma Island, near Triton Bay, Mainland New Guinea, Western Papua, Indonesi...

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) tearing insect apart, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) drinking sap from tree, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) tearing apart grasshopper, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) tearing apart Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) tearing apart beetle, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla) carrying pupa with its mandibles to a new nest. Captive.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) queen with a brood of eggs,. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) queen with a brood of eggs,. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) queen with a brood of eggs,. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) queen with a brood of eggs,. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) queen with a brood of eggs,. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) two minor workers with major worker, minor workers removing a dead major worker out of the nest. Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) tearing apart ant prey, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) colony, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) Malaysian borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) portrait, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) major and minor workers, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina), two workers holding leaf to build the leaf nest typical of this species while another one is weaving them by the use of a larva to glue the leaves using silk. Kota...

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina), two workers holding leaf while another one is weaving them by the use of a larva to glue the leaves using silk. Kota Kinabalu Wetlands, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) holding leaf in place during nest building, Kota Kinabalu Wetlands, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) holding leaf in place during nest building, Kota Kinabalu Wetlands, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) working building nest, using larva to produce silk which glues leaves together, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) working building nest, using larva to produce silk which glues leaves together, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) working building nest, using larva to produce silk which glues leaves together, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) working building nest, using larva to produce silk which glues leaves together, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) working building nest, using larva to produce silk which glues leaves together, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) building nest by gluing leaves together with silk, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) building nest by gluing leaves of silk together, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Emanuele Biggi / Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) holding leaves together during nest building, Malaysian Borneo.