At the Farm.. THE ANT FARM!

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RMFelix

Lion

Is it a mutualist/symbiosis relation between the ants and the Cicadellidae nymphs? Great capture, cheers* Posted 9 years ago

Stuart

Lion

Species looks like 'Iridomyrmex purpureus' although can't be 100% sure based on the picture. Very nice shot though. It's entirely possible that they are the species above, based on an entry from Wikipedia about the 'Meat ant':

Meat ants play an important role in both the environment and for humans. A single nest is capable of dispersing over 300,000 plant seeds and they have formed symbiotic relationships with many insects and may be used as a form of pest control to kill the cane toad, an invasive species.

(Sources: http://www.antstore.net/shop/ants/Ants-from-Australia/Iridomyrmex-cf--purpureus-4899.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_ant) Posted 9 years ago
1. Christiane Geissler
  
  Mountain Gorilla
  
  Sorry.. I just had another look at these.. They are too small for meat ants.. They are only around 5 mm long.
  
  Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

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By Christiane Geissler

Uploaded Mar 27, 2016. Captured Mar 25, 2016 17:39 in 200 Baldaw Rd, Captain Creek QLD 4677, Australia.

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DMC-FT5
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ISO100
4.9mm

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