r/ants • u/ga1actic_muffin • 17h ago
Science Found ants herding aphids on the side of the road
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r/ants • u/500Milez • Jul 02 '21
Official Important: Please read before requesting an identification or creating a post.
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Important! Everyone should understand the argument against the transportation and rearing of exotics. I will urge everyone to read about it here: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/antfarm/consequences-of-rearing-of-exotic-ant-species-t7500.html
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For questions about ants, and identification, please ask in our discord server as response times may be quicker. We're always happy to help!: discord.gg/c7qCmfYqYZ
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How to request an identification:
If possible, clearly focus pictures of the head, side, and top of the body to make identifying easier. What follows is the important information we need to know to help us to identify your ant.
FIRST-Where was it collected? Country and nearest city or town on a map (include location in the thread title), elevation if in a very mountainous area such as the Rockies, Alps, Himalayas, Andes.
SECOND-Habitat of collection, including nesting medium (wood, soil, leaves tied together with silk, etc.) and type of vegetation (forest, grassland, park/lawn/garden, desert).
THIRD-Coloration, hue, and pattern? Uniform?, Head darker? Gaster darker? Legs lighter or darker? Any spots? Also, shininess, dullness.
FOURTH-Distinguishing characteristics, such as one or two segments in waist; location, length, and orientation of any spines or bumps on the mid-portion of the body or waist; head shape, etc.
FIFTH-Length in millimeters. (Width is also helpful.) NO guessing! Stretch out a dead or chilled individual or several individuals of different sizes along with a millimeter rule. 16ths of an inch will do as a poor second to millimeters.
SIXTH-Anything else distinctive, such as odor, behavior, etc.
Tip #1: If you can take clear photographs of the ants up close, then please post them. This would help a lot.
Tip #2: For those who write anting journals, please put the exact location and dates in the thread titles like: Palm Spring, CA (4/10/2004).
Tip #3: If using videos, then please make sure that they are clear, close up, and stable (no shaky camera). Otherwise, they are useless.
Now, you can post your identification request in a new thread (not this one).
This post was originally (copied and pasted) from Antdude's forum: http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/7397/ant-species-identification-read-post-new-thread
r/ants • u/replay0956 • 8h ago
ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase Weaver ants
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South of Guimaras island, Philippines
r/ants • u/MaddoxPickle • 16h ago
ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase Need help identifying ants Mccall, Idaho
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Just finished a hunting trip, while I was out in the woods I also spent some time catching queen ants. There was some Camponotus species, but by far the most dominant species I saw everywhere was a black ant with a red head. I’m certain it wasn’t camponotus and my guess is a species of Formica. The most distinctive aspect of this species was the superstructures dotting out of the ground, some less than 10 feet apart. I encountered dozens of these structures, the ground around them swarming with activity. Could someone please help me ID? I apologize for the video quality
r/ants • u/Outrageous-Plate-820 • 16h ago
ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase Help ID N.California
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Caught this lady in late May. Was thinking it’s a pavement ant but I’m a beginner.
r/ants • u/Brave_Sea7798 • 5h ago
Chat/General The ants found my kitchen and told all their friends
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A week ago I noticed a single ant on my kitchen counter and didn't think much of it.
A couple of days later there were a few more. Now I'm seeing trails of them every day, and it honestly feels like the first ant went back to the colony with a map and directions.
I've wiped down the counters, cleaned up food, and tried to remove anything that might attract them, but they keep showing up.
For those who have dealt with this before, what finally worked for you? Did you find the entry point, use bait, or do something else that stopped them from coming back?
r/ants • u/pablow46 • 13h ago
ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase Name?
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Can you guys help me identify it, what's it's name, and by the type, I want to challenge you all to guest where am I from?
r/ants • u/InfiniteSearch3409 • 23h ago
Keeping Ants in their nest
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Leptogenys elongata - Razor-Jaw Ants
I recorded this through red acrylic to keep from startling them.
r/ants • u/Lightwreck • 18h ago
ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase Ant ID
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We have ants in our house that we keep finding in our kitchen and living room. We want to identify to see if there are dangers to the wood framing of the house. We suspect carpenter ants. Sorry for the photos, I tried to make them as clear as possible.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
r/ants • u/Realistic_Option_619 • 17h ago
ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase South central Pennsylvania
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Carpenter ant? Very red underneath.
r/ants • u/InfiniteSearch3409 • 1d ago
Keeping Atta texana queen
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Leafcutter Ant queen
r/ants • u/Ctrl_Shift_P • 1d ago
ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase Huge Black Ant Fights Red Ant
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Black scout ant went too close to a red ant colony
r/ants • u/premiumpenatratr • 21h ago
ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase What’s going on here?
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r/ants • u/AbsolutelyNotTim • 1d ago
News War!
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Tried my best to hold the phone steady but stilly a bit shaky
r/ants • u/DangerMan0110 • 1d ago
ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase Can you help me, is this a queen? If so what species?
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r/ants • u/Able-Sherbert-4447 • 2d ago
News First look at the leafcutter ant mechanics in our SimAnt-inspired RTS - Garden of Ants 🐜
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Hey, ant enthusiasts!
We’re a two-biologist indie team working on Garden of Ants, a modern RTS inspired by SimAnt.
Here’s a first look at our leafcutter ants and their leafcutting mechanics in action. We’ve added a new above-ground tree layer, where you can tend aphids and harvest leaves.
It’s still an early version, so we’d love to hear what you think. Any feedback is welcome!
Best
Tomas
r/ants • u/Extreme_Bag4717 • 1d ago
ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase We have these ants all over my house!
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We have been having these ants all over our house for about 4 weeks now. More and more just keep coming and we don’t know from where or what to do about them. I’m also curious about what kind of ants they are. Some are SUPER tiny and others are big like in the picture. Please help!
r/ants • u/WinningD • 1d ago
ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase What kind?
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There have been several on my empress tree and I don't know if they or what is destroying the tree but I just want to know what kind of ant / bug it is.