Piotr Naskrecki / Dracula Ant (Amblyopone sp) pair, Muller Range, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Dracula Ant (Amblyopone sp) worker puncturing the skin of a larva to sip its trickling blood, this behavior does not seem to harm the larva, but feeds the adults, Muller Range, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Dracula Ant (Amblyopone sp) worker puncturing the skin of a larva to sip its trickling blood, this behavior does not seem to harm the larva, but feeds the adults, Papua New Guinea