Which Myrmecia species is the most intimidating? Personally, I get scared of taking photos of the Australian Red Bull Ant (Myrmecia Smillima)
All of them.
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Any that are close to their nests. That’s when I find them to be at their most defensive and I’m always worried that while I’m photographing the ones I can see, the ones I can’t see are crawling up my sleeve or something.
I find the enormous jaws of Myrmecia mjobergi somewhat intimidating but also kind of goofy
But it’s the jumping jacks in the M. pilosula species complex that have the worst reputation. I certainly felt intimidated by these Myrmecia imaii I saw in WA.
On the other hand I found M. swalei so timid that I had to lie perfectly still for many minutes next to their well hidden nest entrance to get a shot
And I found a large nest of these scary looking M. brevinoda to be positively serene at night.
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yeah, that always worries me as well 
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Great shots! Especially the one of the M. Mjobergi!
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Thanks 
Myrmecia pyriformis, the Inch ant is soo intimidating. they are the biggest ant I’ve ever seen with massive mandibles. I once found one wandering inside and was so shocked. They don’t seem to be to common in the suburbs though.
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I know, I’ve seen a few of those, they’re scary
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