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Camponotus sericeiventris
This is the largest and most conspicuous Camponotus species in Costa Rica. It inhabits dry forest or wet forest habitats, but seems to be more abundant in the more seasonal areas on the Pacific side. The workers are diurnal and are generalist scavengers. They often visit extrafloral nectaries.
Rainforest and dry forest
Also known as Tiger ants because of the colors
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this link for the larve of this species.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/637...
Just add a pic of this ants feeding on a Gecko...
This ant´s defence mechanism, is a segregations of formic acid; very strong smell that for sure potential predator don´t like.