Army ant taxonomy remains ever-changing, and genetic analysis will continue to provide more information about the relatedness of the various species.
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The snake's eggs and the newborn hatchlings may fall prey to giant centipedes, army ants or a few animals, but other than man, the adult king cobra faces few consequential predators, one being the swift, nimble and thick-coated mongoose.
Giant anteaters have thick, tough skin to help protect them against ant bites from ants such as army ants. Even with this layer of protection, they cannot endure bites from large numbers of ants for very long.
Ground-cuckoos of the genus Neomorphus are sometimes seen feeding in association with army ant swarms, although they are not obligate ant-followers as are some antbirds.
This is an adaptation to avoid predation by army ants. During a raid of army ants, all exposed animals are killed and eaten. The ants move on and the hidden nymphs survive and mature to continue the colony.
They usually ignore termites, army ants, and other species with large jaws. Ants are carefully removed from the colony when the anteater inserts its long tongue covered with sticky saliva.
Eciton burchellii (Army ant)
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The giant anteater's diet consists mainly of ground-dwelling andts, although it will occasionally eat termites and army ants. The anteater's acute sense of smell detects the ants. Its long claws are used to get into the nests.
It is an obligate ant-follower and is rarely found away from an army ant swarm. The ants stir up all the insects, spiders, etc. that are living on the ground in leaf litter and the antbirds feed on these rather than the ants themselves.
But spiders themselves can fall victim to insects in the form of wasps and army ants.
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Carpenter ants nest in wood and can be destructive to buildings. Some species, such as army ants, defy the norm and do not have permanent homes, instead seeking out food for their enormous colonies during periods of migration.
They ate fresh food and are most likely to have been leaf-cutters (which farm fungus to eat) or carnivorous. Their closest modern relatives are carnivorous, and it is possible that they were the equivalent of modern driver or army ants, ...
However, forest-falcons also use other techniques to hunt prey, such as chasing prey on foot, following army ant swarms, and acoustical luring of birds, by means of a "facial disc"[verification needed].
The army ants of the New World tropics and the driver ants of tropical Africa are carnivorous, nomadic species with no permanent nests.
 See also: Termite, Cuttlefish, Ant, Octopus, Beetle
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