File:Ants eating cicada, jjron 22.11.2009.jpg

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English: Meat-eater ants (Iridomyrmex purpureus) working cooperatively to devour a cicada (possibly Psaltoda moerens but damage to the victim makes a definite identification difficult to confirm). The cicada is approximately 60-70mm long, the ants are approximately 15mm long. East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 11 Nov, 2009.
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Camera location34° 04′ 15.1″ S, 152° 14′ 15.18″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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