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SmugMug > keywords > azteca > Azteca alfari Cecropia ants do not tolerate other species on their host tree. When intruders are encountered, the Azteca patrollers work together to pin them down. Interestingly, the offending insects aren't always killed. This Camponotus was simply dragged to the edge of the plant and dropped.

Gamboa, Panama
SmugMug > keywords > azteca > Azteca alfari Cecropia ants sharing a moment...

Gamboa, Panama
SmugMug > keywords > azteca > The carton nest of an Azteca trigona -complex species hangs from a tree branch.

Gamboa, Panama
SmugMug > keywords > azteca > The hollow stem of a Cecropia ant-plant is divided into chambers to house fierce Azteca alfari ants. Inside, the ants raise their brood and tend to mealybugs. 

Gamboa, Panama
SmugMug > keywords > azteca > A Cecropia tree grows into a gap in the Panamanian rainforest.  These fast-growing trees house colonies of fierce Azteca ants that protect the tree from herbivores.

Gamboa, Panama
SmugMug > keywords > azteca > Estadio Azteca photo
SmugMug > keywords > azteca > Estadio Azteca photo
Estadio Azteca photo
Photo by: Jamierobinson • see photo in gallery

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