Chien Lee / Giant Forest Ant (Camponotus gigas) pair from different colonies confront each other in a territorial display, Lambir Hills National Park, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Giant Forest Ant (Camponotus gigas) pair from different colonies confront each other in a territorial display, Lambir Hills National Park, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Giant Forest Ant {Camponotus gigas} predating a Cicada {Cicada sp.} emerging from nymphal shuck, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Mark Moffett / Giant Forest Ant (Campanotes gigas) close-up portrait of world's largest ant species, Borneo

Chien Lee / Giant Forest Ant (Camponotus gigas) group protecting Lanternflies (Pyrops cultellatus) in return for honeydew, Gunung Gading National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Giant Forest Ant (Camponotus gigas) tending to Fulgorid Planthopper (Scamandra polychroma) for honeydew secretions, Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

Emanuele Biggi / Giant forest ant (Dinomyrmex gigas) portrait on white background, Borneo.

Morley Read / Bullet ant or Conga ant (Paraponera clavata), one of the largest Amazonian ants and reputed to have the most painful sting. Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Spider feeding on Bullet Ant (Paraponera clavata), one of the largest Amazonian ants renowned for its painful sting. Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.

Morley Read / A rarely seen winged female Bullet Ant (Paraponera clavata). Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.