Cerapachys singularis

Cerapachys singularis
Classification
Tribe:Cerapachyini
Subfamily: Cerapachys
Family: Formicidae
Common name: Angle headed cannibal ant

Slender, brightly coloured ants, that forage in loose columns. They are terrestrial ants with subterranean nests, with nest sites mostly being temporary. All individuals have ocelli placed in a triangular formation on their head. Their foraging behaviour in loose columns of 3 - 5 are reminiscent of the army ant Aenictus. Feed exclusively on termites and brood of other ants. I observed these ants raiding into a nest of Iridomyrmex purpureus and they then carried the meat ant's larvae and pupae into their own nest.

Collected:
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. [January 2004, January and December 2005, January 2006].Several nests at CSIRO, with ants foraging only between late evenings to early mornings in summer.