Ants (family formicidae)
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Slave-making ant (Protomognathus americanus)
Protomognathus americanus is a small, blackish-brown ‘slave-making ant’, an ant which enslaves ants of other species in order to provide…
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Teleutomyrmex (Teleutomyrmex schneideri)
Information on Teleutomyrmex schneideri is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Leaf-cutter ant (Atta cephalotes)
Atta cephalotes is a leaf-cutting, fungus-growing ant, with one of the most fascinating and complex social systems known to science…
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Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata)
Information on the bullet ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Workerless inquiline ant (Pogonomyrmex colei)
The rare ant Pogonomyrmex colei is referred to as a ‘workerless inquiline ant’ due to the fact that it lives commensally in the nest of its…
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Yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus)
This common ant is, as the name suggests, yellowish brown in colour. A number of features distinguish it from other similar species of ant…
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Dracula ant (Adetomyrma venatrix)
The recently discovered dracula ant (Adetomyrma venatrix) is a highly unusual species, so named because of its grisly feeding habits of…
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Slave-making ant (Chalepoxenus muellerianus)
Chalepoxenus muellerianus is a fascinating ‘slave-making ant’, so named because of its curious behaviour whereby it enslaves other species…
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Hairy wood ant (Formica lugubris)
The hairy wood ant (Formica lugubris) can be distinguished from the other wood ants by the possession of a fringe of hairs that reaches down…
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Army ant (Eciton burchellii)
The army ant Eciton burchellii is best known for its spectacular ‘swarm raids’, in which several thousand ants swarm across the ground and…
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Carpenter ant (Camponotus ligniperda)
Information on the carpenter ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Amblyopone (Amblyopone trigonignatha)
Information on Amblyopone trigonignatha is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Oxyepoecus (Oxyepoecus bruchi)
Information on Oxyepoecus bruchi is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Ant (Pheidole oculata)
Information on Pheidole oculata is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Black bog ant (Formica candida)
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Rossomyrmex (Rossomyrmex proformicarum)
Information on Rossomyrmex proformicarum is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Myrmica (Myrmica quebecensis)
Originally described in 1981, the ant species Myrmica quebecensis is a social parasite which lives inside the colonies of another ant…
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Black-backed meadow ant (Formica pratensis)
The black-backed meadow ant (Formica pratensis) is a large wood ant, and resembles the more common southern wood ant (Formica rufa)…
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Scottish wood ant (Formica aquilonia)
All wood ants are red and black in colour and are the largest ants in Britain. Examination of the head allows species to be identified. The…
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Monomorium (Monomorium noualhieri)
Information on Monomorium noualhieri is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Ant (Pheidole elecebra)
Information on Pheidole elecebra is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Temnothorax (Temnothorax minutissimus)
Information on Temnothorax minutissimus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Monomorium (Monomorium talbotae)
Information on Monomorium talbotae is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Ant (Formicoxenus quebecensis)
Information on Formicoxenus quebecensis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Southern wood ant (Formica rufa)
The southern wood ant (Formica rufa) can generally be distinguished from similar wood ants by the fact that it lacks a fringe of hairs…
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Myrmica (Myrmica hirsuta)
Information on Myrmica hirsuta is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Manica (Manica parasitica)
Information on Manica parasitica is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Shining guest ant (Formicoxenus nitidulus)
This tiny ant lives inside the nests of wood ants of the genus Formica, hence the name 'guest' ant. Workers, queens and males are generally…
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Citronella ant (Acanthomyops latipes)
Information on Acanthomyops latipes is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Slave-making ant (Harpagoxenus sublaevis)
Harpagoxenus sublaevis is a ‘slave-making ant’ – an ant which enslaves ants of other species to provide workers for its own colony. Like all…
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Strongylognathus (Strongylognathus caeciliae)
Information on Strongylognathus caeciliae is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Australian ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops)
This ant of ancient lineage is described as a ‘living fossil.’ It is perhaps the most ‘primitive’ ant still alive today. Ants are social…
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Red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)
Information on the red harvester ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Chalepoxenus (Chalepoxenus brunneus)
Information on Chalepoxenus brunneus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Megalomyrmex (Megalomyrmex symmetochus)
Information on Megalomyrmex symmetochus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Ant (Formica talbotae)
Formica talbotae is the first known workerless parasite in the Formica genus. Formica talbotae inhabits the nest of Formica obscuripes in a…
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Desert runner ant (Cataglyphis niger)
Information on the desert runner ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Ant (Formicoxenus provancheri)
Formicoxenus provancheri belongs to a genus whose species are known as ‘guest-ants’, social parasites that live in colonies of other ant…
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Ant (Pheidole inquilina)
Information on Pheidole inquilina is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Slave-making ant (Harpagoxenus canadensis)
Like other species in the Harpagoxenus genus, Harpagoxenus canadensis is known for its ‘slave-making’ behaviour, enslaving ants of other…
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Red-barbed ant (Formica rufibarbis)
The red-barbed ant is classified as Endangered in Great Britain. Winged reproductive females and queens are generally red or reddish-yellow…
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Narrow headed ant (Formica exsecta)
The workers of this endangered ant can be distinguished from other wood ants by the characteristic deep notch on the back of the head. It is…
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Crematogaster (Crematogaster pilosa)
Information on Crematogaster pilosa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.
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Myrmica (Myrmica colax)
Information on Myrmica colax is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Matabele ant (Pachycondyla analis)
The Matabele ant (Pachycondyla analis) colony consists of two different sizes of worker, ‘majors’ and ‘minors’. The minor worker is…
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Monomorium (Monomorium pergandei)
Information on Monomorium pergandei is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Pseudoatta (Pseudoatta argentina)
Very little is known about Pseudoatta argentina. A social parasite, Pseudoatta argentina is an ant that parasitises the colony of its host…
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Slave-making ant (Polyergus lucidus)
Polyergus lucidus is a rare, parasitic ant with an extremely curious life history; all Polyergus ants are ‘slave-making ants’ which enslave…
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Rossomrymex (Rossomyrmex minuchae)
Rossomyrmex minuchae is an extremely rare ‘slave-making ant’ – an ant which enslaves ants of other species to provide workers for its own…
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Pseudomyrmex (Pseudomyrmex leptosus)
Information on Pseudomyrmex leptosus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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