Martin Dohrn / African driver / Siafu / Safari ant biting {Dorylus/ Anomma speciess). Species is non-stinging, but jaws can tear human flesh. East Africa

Martin Dohrn / Driver ant / Siafu (Dorylus sp.) in nomadic stage carrying pupae

Solvin Zankl / Army ant (Dorylus sp.) close-up of male. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carrying section of dismembered prey back to nest, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) colony forming a bridge by climbing over each other, some are carrying food back to nest, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Martin Dohrn / Army ant soldier portrait - jaws used for defence and suture purposes.{Eciton burchelli} Santa Rosa NP, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant bivouac made entirely from body mass of migrating ants {Eciton burchelli} Santa Rosa NP, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

PREMAPHOTOS / Army ants forage for prey (Eciton burchelli) Trinidad

Martin Dohrn / Army ants (Eciton sp.) carrying prey back to the nest, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp.) carrying larvae during migration to a new nest site, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ants (Eciton sp) forming a bivouac, a tempory nest formed from the ants bodies, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ants (Eciton sp) forming a bivouac, a tempory nest formed from the ants bodies, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ants (Eciton sp) attacking a scorpion, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp.) carrying larvae during migration to a new nest site, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ants (Eciton sp) forming a bivouac, a tempory nest formed from the ants bodies, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ants (Eciton sp) forming a bivouac, a tempory nest formed from the ants bodies, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp.) carrying larvae during migration to a new nest site, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp.) carrying larvae during migration to a new nest site, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp) migrating carrying larvae, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp.) close up of ants in a bivouac or temporary nest, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp.) forming a bivouac or temporary nest, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp.) carrying larvae during migration to a new nest site, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp) forming an ant bridge, South America

Martin Dohrn / Team of army ants (Eciton sp.) carrying prey

Martin Dohrn / Army ants (Eciton sp) with prey, South America

Martin Dohrn / 'Frankencam' camera specialised equipment for filming ants used to film army ants, La Selva, Costa Rica

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp.) carrying larvae during migration to a new nest site, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp.) carrying larvae as a team during migration to a new nest site, South America

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp.) carrying larvae during migration to a new nest site, South America

Martin Dohrn / 'Frankencam', specialised camera equipment used to film army ants in Costa Rica

Martin Dohrn / Army ant (Eciton sp.) carrying larvae during migration to a new nest site, South America

Solvin Zankl / Army ant (Eciton burchellii) head of a soldier with sickle-shaped mandibles. The soldier caste defends the others. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Army ant (Eciton burchellii) soldier head. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Jabruson / Army Ant (Dorylus sp) raiding column crossing a twig over water, heavily defended by soldier ants. Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.

Jabruson / Army Ant (Dorylus sp) raiding column crossing a twig over water, heavily defended by soldier ants. Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.

Konrad Wothe / Army Ant (Eciton burchelli) with larva, probably prey, submajor and workers, rainforest of La Selva, Costa Rica

Konrad Wothe / Army Ants (Eciton burchelli) with the tail of a scorpion, major, submajor and workers, rainforest of La Selva, Costa Rica

Konrad Wothe / Army Ants, submajor and worker (Eciton burchellii) La Selva rainforest, Costa Rica

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton sp) group attacking Katydid (Tettigoniidae), Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) nest constructed completely of ants hanging onto each other, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Chien Lee / Army Ant (Leptogenys sp) group overwhelmimg and dismembering a hapless katydid, Lundu, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Army Ant (Leptogenys sp) transporting eggs, larvae, and pupae seeking out a new nest site, Gunung Gading National Park, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Army Ant (Leptogenys sp) group with subdued millipede in the process of transporting it back to their nest, Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Army Ant (Leptogenys processionalis) group, Bintulu, Borneo, Malaysia

Murray Cooper / Army Ant (Eciton sp) carrying pupa, Ecuador

Chien Lee / Army Ant (Leptogenys sp) group transporting their entire colony, including the pupae of new workers, to a new site, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Army Ant (Leptogenys sp) group transporting their entire colony, including the pupae of new workers, to a new site, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Army Ant (Leptogenys sp) group transporting their entire colony, including the pupae of new workers, to a new site, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia

Kevin Schafer / Army Ant (Eciton sp) group dragging katydid prey, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

James Christensen / Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) soldier guarding workers, Colon, Panama

Bruno D'Amicis / Driver / Safari / Army ant (Dorylus sp.) column on forest floor, Kaffa zone, Southern Ethiopia, East Africa December 2008

Mark Moffett / Marauder Ant (Pheidologeton diversus), minor worker trail guards facing aggressive Army Ants (Leptogenys sp), Borneo

Mark Moffett / Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp) carrying dead army ant, Nigeria

Mark Moffett / Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp) with dead army ants clinging to every limb after battle, Nigeria

Premaphotos / Driver / African army ant (Dorylus nigricans) soldier ants guarding a column of worker ants, Kenya

Premaphotos / Driver / African army ant (Dorylus nigricans) ants moving the contents of their nest from one location to another, Kenya

Konrad Wothe / Army Ant (Eciton sp) portrait, La Selva, Costa Rica

Konrad Wothe / Army Ant (Eciton sp) major caste, carrying insect pupa, La Selva, Costa Rica

Konrad Wothe / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) submajor caste, carrying cricket, La Selva, Costa Rica

Konrad Wothe / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) submajor caste, carrying cricket, La Selva, Costa Rica

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) emigration of the colony, this species relocates every night and workers transport the larvae and food, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton sp) bivouac (temporary nest) made of hundreds of thousands of ant bodies, Soberania National Park, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) emigration of the colony, this species relocates every night and workers transport the larvae and food, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton sp) swarm raid, Soberania National Park, Panama

Christian Ziegler / A millipede which lives as a guest in the colonies of a certain species of army ant. These milipedes are chemically camouflaged as army ants and migrate with the ants from place to place, Barro Colora...

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton sp) emigration of a colony. This species relocates every night and workers transport the larvae and food, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton sp) colony emigration, this species relocates every night and workers transport the larvae and food. Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton sp) raiding a nest of killer bees on Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) raiding a nest of killer bees, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) raiding a nest of killer bees, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) raiding a nest of killer bees, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) migration of a colony, this species relocates every night and workers transport the larvae and food, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) bridge made by ants during a raid, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) soldier is cornered by workers of rival Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) species

Phil Savoie / Army ants {Eciton burchelli} moving larvae, South America

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) workers linking to one another toe to toe, building a new bivouc for the day, hundreds of thousands of ants will eventaully join in, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers linking to one another toe to toe, building a new bivouc for the day, hundreds of thousands of ants will eventaully join in, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers linking to one another toe to toe, building a new bivouc for the day, hundreds of thousands of ants will eventaully join in, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carry prey back to feed colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carry large prey back to feed colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carry section of dismembered prey back to feed colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carry prey back to feed colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carry prey back to feed colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carry prey back to feed colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carry prey back to feed colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carry food back to colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carry food back to colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carry prey back to feed colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carry prey back to feed colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) carrying leaf, about to be landed on by tiny parasitic fly which will attempt to lay an egg on the submajor, the egg will then hatch into a larva which will consume the an...

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) submajor worker carrying section of dismembered centipede back to nest as media worker behind her lifts dragging end, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carrying pupae while migrating, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) major worker. Also called a soldier, its primary job is defending the colony, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers of different sizes link toe to toe forming a massive nest or bivouac, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carrying pupae while migrating, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) soldier's mandibles are curved like fishooks which soldiers cannot extract once they've bitten a victim, thereby dooming themselves, Barro Colorado Island, Panama