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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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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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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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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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Asian Weaver Ants Attack - Oecophylla Smaragdina - Common Castor Butterfly Larvae - Ariadne Merione Cramer - Animal India
17 July 2025
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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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Asian Weaver Ants Attack - Oecophylla Smaragdina - Common Castor Butterfly Larvae - Ariadne Merione Cramer - Animal India
17 July 2025
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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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Asian Weaver Ants Attack - Oecophylla Smaragdina - Common Castor Butterfly Larvae - Ariadne Merione Cramer - Animal India
17 July 2025
#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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8 June 2025
The eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 6, 2026.
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Mason Wasp (Delta Conoideum) Carries Caterpillar Larvae To Its Nest - Animal India
2 June 2025
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2 June 2025
A Mason wasp (Delta conoideum), a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae, is seen transporting a paralyzed caterpillar larva to its nest to feed its offspring, in Tehatta, India, on June 2, 2025
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Mason Wasp (Delta Conoideum) Carries Caterpillar Larvae To Its Nest - Animal India
2 June 2025
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2 June 2025
A Mason wasp (Delta conoideum), a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae, is seen transporting a paralyzed caterpillar larva to its nest to feed its offspring, in Tehatta, India, on June 2, 2025
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Mason Wasp (Delta Conoideum) Carries Caterpillar Larvae To Its Nest - Animal India
2 June 2025
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2 June 2025
A Mason wasp (Delta conoideum), a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae, is seen transporting a paralyzed caterpillar larva to its nest to feed its offspring, in Tehatta, India, on June 2, 2025
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Mason Wasp (Delta Conoideum) Carries Caterpillar Larvae To Its Nest - Animal India
2 June 2025
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2 June 2025
A Mason wasp (Delta conoideum), a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae, is seen transporting a paralyzed caterpillar larva to its nest to feed its offspring, in Tehatta, India, on June 2, 2025
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Mason Wasp (Delta Conoideum) Carries Caterpillar Larvae To Its Nest - Animal India
2 June 2025
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2 June 2025
A Mason wasp (Delta conoideum), a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae, is seen transporting a paralyzed caterpillar larva to its nest to feed its offspring, in Tehatta, India, on June 2, 2025
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Mason Wasp (Delta Conoideum) Carries Caterpillar Larvae To Its Nest - Animal India
2 June 2025
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2 June 2025
A Mason wasp (Delta conoideum), a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae, is seen transporting a paralyzed caterpillar larva to its nest to feed its offspring, in Tehatta, India, on June 2, 2025
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Mason Wasp (Delta Conoideum) Carries Caterpillar Larvae To Its Nest - Animal India
2 June 2025
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2 June 2025
A Mason wasp (Delta conoideum), a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae, is seen transporting a paralyzed caterpillar larva to its nest to feed its offspring, in Tehatta, India, on June 2, 2025
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Mason Wasp (Delta Conoideum) Carries Caterpillar Larvae To Its Nest - Animal India
2 June 2025
#12437804
2 June 2025
A Mason wasp (Delta conoideum), a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae, is seen transporting a paralyzed caterpillar larva to its nest to feed its offspring, in Tehatta, India, on June 2, 2025
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