Ant species

What is an ant, is it an insect, its scientific classification and different types, where and how long does it live, what does it eat, its adaptations, interesting facts

The honeypot ant amazing picture

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A driver ant soldier. Kibale Forest, Uganda

Pheidole tepicana is an unusual species from North America that is unusual in having three physical worker morphs. Arizona, USA

Mystrium species

Driver ants (Dorylus subgenus Anomma) are among Africa's most visible insects. Here, a soldier stands guard along a foraging trail. Kibale Forest, Uganda

These three #ants are all either #sisters or #halfsisters. They are all individuals from the same colony of #Neotropical #ArmyAnts, #Eciton burchellii. There are at least four castes of workers in this species. Each caste is specialized for a different task. Development of a particular phenotype is under both environmental and genetic control. #Queen Eciton mate with ten to twenty males, the offspring within each patriline are more or less likely to take on the various phenotypes in…

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An infographic showing the anatomy, life and labour division of Wood Ants.

An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.

The soldiers of several ant species have large, flattened, and slightly concave heads that they use as plugs to block entrance to their colonies' nests.