Cicada Attacked by Bull Ants
While filming a timeplaps of a Red Eye Cicada (Psaltoda moerens) hatching it was attacked and stung by a Bull Ant. The footage shows the process of cutting up the Cicada and moving it to the Bull ants nest. Bull Ants are mostly solitary hunters and will often guard a tree, large plant or area some distance from the nest. They have good eyesight and research suggests that they use the sun and stars for orientation, becoming confused as to the direction of the nest when a light is placed nearby. If you want
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