Inside a leaf nest of Polyrhachis robsoni rattle ants. The big one's the queen.

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"Sister! Help me!"
*Ant leans forward*
"Long live the Queen."

A couple of spiny ants (Polyrhachis rufifemur) *not* in the process of committing regicide with wildebeest.

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When threatened, a Polyrhachis militaris spiny ant worker hunkers down with her protective spines thrust upward. Kibale forest, Uganda.

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