"Ants"

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11 October 2025

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.

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#12850336

11 October 2025

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.

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#12850340

11 October 2025

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.

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#12850346

11 October 2025

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.

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#12599427

30 July 2025

A Camponotus ant attempts to capture and transport a bug larva, possibly for consumption or to carry back to its colony, in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 27, 2025. Also known as carpenter ants, Camponotus ants are omnivorous and feed on both plant and animal matter.

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#12599429

30 July 2025

A Camponotus ant attempts to capture and transport a bug larva, possibly for consumption or to carry back to its colony, in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 27, 2025. Also known as carpenter ants, Camponotus ants are omnivorous and feed on both plant and animal matter.

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#12599432

30 July 2025

A Camponotus ant attempts to capture and transport a bug larva, possibly for consumption or to carry back to its colony, in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 27, 2025. Also known as carpenter ants, Camponotus ants are omnivorous and feed on both plant and animal matter.

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#12561840

17 July 2025

A live Common Castor butterfly (Ariadne merione) caterpillar, considered a pest of the castor plant (Ricinus communis), is attacked and held by Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 17, 2025. Weaver ants are highly territorial and often use group attacks to defend their territory and capture larger prey.

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#12561857

17 July 2025

A live Common Castor butterfly (Ariadne merione) caterpillar, considered a pest of the castor plant (Ricinus communis), is attacked and held by Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 17, 2025. Weaver ants are highly territorial and often use group attacks to defend their territory and capture larger prey.

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#12561859

17 July 2025

A live Common Castor butterfly (Ariadne merione) caterpillar, considered a pest of the castor plant (Ricinus communis), is attacked and held by Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 17, 2025. Weaver ants are highly territorial and often use group attacks to defend their territory and capture larger prey.

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#12503744

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12503745

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12503746

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12503747

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12503748

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12503749

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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