Army ants (Eciton hamatum) use their own bodies to construct a nest, here a worker ant is stretched in opposite directions as he forms a living bridge.

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Location: Tarapoto, Peru
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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