Piotr Naskrecki / Fungus Growing Termite (Macrotermes mossambicus) guarding younger siblings, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Fungus Growing Termite (Macrotermes mossambicus) soldiers protecting fungal garden, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Paul Bertner / Termite (Macrotermes sp) soldiers guarding nest entrance, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Termite (Macrotermes carbonarius) workers and soldier, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

Paul Bertner / Termite (Macrotermes sp) group guarding nest entrance, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) group attacking Termite (Macrotermes carbonarius), Cambodia

Paul Bertner / Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) group attacking Termite (Macrotermes carbonarius), Cambodia

Paul Bertner / Green Tree Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) group attacking Termite (Macrotermes carbonarius) pair, Cambodia

Chien Lee / Army Ant (Leptogenys sp) group guarding Termite (Macrotermes sp) prey, Taman Stutong Indah, Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Ingo Arndt / Termite (Macrotermes bellicosus) worker, Africa

Ingo Arndt / Termite (Macrotermes bellicosus) workers building nest being guarded by soldier, Africa

Ingo Arndt / Termite (Macrotermes bellicosus) workers building nest, Africa