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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Neotropical Hunting Ant

Neoponera apicalis

About

A large black ponerine ant with reddish-brown appendages and a powerful sting. Workers are skilled solitary hunters that use visual landmarks for navigation. Colonies nest in rotting logs, soil, and at tree bases.

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Individual workers memorize specific routes through the forest using visual landmarks, returning to the same hunting grounds repeatedly.