Morley Read / Slow motion clip of Army ants (Eciton rapax) on the rainforest floor, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Konrad Wothe / Army ants (Eciton burcellii) carrying eggs on a trail in a rainforest, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco Province, Peru.

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of Army ants (Eciton rapax) on the rainforest floor, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of Army Ants (Eciton rapax) on the rainforest floor, with a Staphylinid beetle nearby, a nest parasite, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of Army ants (Eciton) marching over mossy tree roots on the rainforest floor, Napo Province, Ecuadorian Amazon. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Army ants (Eciton) marching over mossy tree roots on the rainforest floor, Napo Province, Ecuadorian Amazon. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of an Army ant (Eciton) raiding swarm, moving over the rainforest floor, Napo Province, Ecuadorian Amazon. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of an Army ant (Eciton) raiding swarm, moving over the rainforest floor, Napo Province, Ecuadorian Amazon. (non-ex)

Joao Burini / Army ant (Eciton burchellii) major soldier, Parque da Onca Parda Private Reserve, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.

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 ant (Eciton dulcium) Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru