Army Ant Invasion

One night we were all working on the entomology collection when a stream of army ants swept through the main building at TREES. I had seen army ants in action during one of my previous trips to Belize, but only in the forest where they crossed a trail. This time the army was going right through the area we were using to prepare the specimens. We frantically began moving our specimens as the ant column worked it's way through the building. They very efficiently foraged for anything remotely edible...even better than a Dyson, Hoover, or Orick in cleaning up the floor, walls, and shelves! And, we were in bare feet as we rushed around moving our pinned insects...Justin can attest to their biting prowess.

Here is a short video of the column.