SmugMug > keywords > carnivores > Lioness (Panthera leo), Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia district, Kenya
SmugMug > keywords > carnivores > Lion cub (Panthera leo), Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
SmugMug > keywords > carnivores > Leopard (Panthera pardus), Loisaba Wilderness, Laikipia district, Kenya
SmugMug > keywords > carnivores > Colonies of the giant neotropical army ant Eciton burchelli have workers of many different sizes specialized for different tasks.  The large, light-colored ant at center is a soldier that performs defensive functions, the smaller ants are minor workers that specialize in prey capture.

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
SmugMug > keywords > carnivores > A soldier Eciton burchellii army ant.  The ice-tong shaped mandibles defend the colony against vertebrate predators. 

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
SmugMug > keywords > carnivores > Eciton burchelli army ants can form living bridges with their bodies.  

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
SmugMug > keywords > carnivores > Eciton burchelli army ants can form living bridges with their bodies.  

Captive colony at the California Academy of Sciences
SmugMug > keywords > carnivores > African wildlife >  East Africa_029
SmugMug > keywords > carnivores > African wildlife >  East Africa_006
Lioness (Panthera leo), Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia district, Kenya
 > Lioness (Panthera leo), Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia district, Kenya
Lioness (Panthera leo), Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia district, Kenya
Photo by: sewildlife • see photo in gallery

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