Ants of the genus Solenopsis are highlighted as the potential nest predators of many crocodilian species. During a study on the aspects of the natural history of the broad-snouted caiman in a protected area of Atlantic Rainforest in Pernambuco, North-eastern Brazil, a predation event was documented during nest visiting activities related to reproduction monitoring. The predation of a Caiman latirostris neonate by red fire ants Solenopsis sp. was observed, a dead neonate C. latirostris hatchling was found partially out of its shell, soon after hatching, still in the nest and covered in red fire ants.

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红火蚁 Solenopsis sp. 捕食新生凯门鳄，Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802)。位于巴西东北部的大西洋森林

红火蚁属蚂蚁被认为是许多鳄鱼物种的潜在巢穴捕食者。在对巴西东北部伯南布哥州大西洋雨林保护区的宽吻凯门鳄自然史进行研究时，在与繁殖监测相关的巢穴探访活动中记录了一次捕食事件。红火蚁Solenopsis sp.捕食凯门鳄幼崽。据观察，一只死去的幼体C. latirostris刚孵化不久，就被发现部分脱离了壳，仍然在巢中，并被红火蚁覆盖。