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Diacamma Ants - Animal India

Diacamma ants, a genus of queenless ants belonging to the subfamily Ponerinae, are found from India to Australia. These ants construct their nests by cutting into wooden window frames. A worker ant is seen hunting and storing fuzzy caterpillars as prey at its nest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12850346
Date taken: 11 October 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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