A worker Carpenter ant (Camponotus sericeiventris) foraging on the Upper Napo River in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador.

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A worker Carpenter ant (Camponotus sericeiventris) foraging on the Upper Napo River in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador. Large workers such as this one forage for nectar, honeydew and small invertebrates, while smaller workers attend to the brood in nests usually made in damp wood.

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Size: 5020px × 3347px
Location: Napo River, Ecuador, South America
Photo credit: © Nic van Oudtshoorn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: amazoln, amazonia, america, ant, ants, bug, camponotus, carpenter, edcuador, hymenoptera, insect, insects, invertebrate, invertebrates, mandible, mandibles, sericeiventris, south, spineless, worker