Title

Southern Wood Ant

Caption

Southern Wood Ant (Formica rufa) adults, group killing Lime Hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae) prey, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Northern Italy

Date

Jun 08, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Gianpiero Ferrari

Reference

BRK22G44_223

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (2,4Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3544 (300dpi)

Keywords

Alps Ant Ants Butterflies Butterfly Camponotus detritus Carpenter ant Europe Formica rufa Formicidae High Angle View Hymenoptera Insect Insecta Insects Italian Italy Lepidoptera Lepidopteran Lime Hawk-moth Lime Hawk-moths Mimas tiliae Mountain Range Northern Italy Piedmont Piedmont region Piemonte Red Wood Ant Red Wood Ants Southern Wood Ant Sphingid Sphingidae Sphingids View from above adult adult animal adult animals aggression aggressions aggressive animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal of prey animals animals of prey attack position attacking battle battles behavior behaviour belligerent cadaver capture carcass carcasses catch catches danger dangerous dangers dead dead animal dead person dead persons death deaths deceased died eat elevated view feed feeding fight fighting forage foraging from above group groups habitat high-angle shot high-angle view hunt hunting ingestion looking down mature matures mid-adult woman mid-adult women mountainous natural environment natural environments natural habitat out outdoor outdoors outside overhead prey prey animal preying preys search for food searching for food several summer summery the North of Italy top down top down view top view topview view down to the bottom wildlife photography worker workers working man South Europe Southern Europe animal feed animal feeds attack attacks fauna mountain mountains posture postures travel photography wildlife