Dolichoderus validus nest, La Selva Biological Station, 31 January 1989

These ants are so aggressive that one could not just stand and hold a nest with live workers. Phil DeVries is holding this nest after it spent a day in La Selva's walk-in freezer. Fifth slide is possible euglossine bee nest that was embedded in the ant nest.

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Page author: John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu

Date of this version: 8 March 2003.


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