Eciton
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Eciton is a New World army ant genus that contains the most familiar species of army ants. The most predominant and well-known species is Eciton burchellii, which is also more commonly known as "Balic
Eciton burchellii army ants
E. burchellii with larvae of a raided wasp nest
A trail of foraging E. burchellii
Eciton burchellii
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Eciton burchellii is a species of New World army ant in the genus Eciton. This species performs expansive, organized swarm raids that give it the informal name, Eciton army ant. This species displays
Eciton
…Eciton is a New World army ant genus that contains the most familiar species of army ants. The most predominant and well-known species is Eciton burchellii, which is also more commonly known as "Balichana" in the Colombian Caribbean Coast, but also as the army ant and is considered the type species. Eciton…
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Head view of a soldier with characteristically shaped mandibles
Overhead view of the Amazon forest