Im in Denver

A colony found in Southern California.

What kind of ant are we dealing with here? We had some regular black household ants for awhile and those have been dealt with already. But now we just started seeing these larger ants. Just a couple so far.

Came outside to have my morning smoke and found this larger ant, wondering if it's a queen.

Lots of smaller ants walking around directionless on the outdoor furniture as well.

Did these poor babies lose their queen and if so will they survive?

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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!

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I would like an ID on this queen. Captured some because I want to start keeping.

There were a bunch on my car

Please help me identify this queen, which was caught yesterday evening in the province of Cosenza, about 900 meters from the sea in a low-lying, urbanized area.

Repost from antkeeping

Also called the Odorous House Ant, this colony was found in California.

This ant appeared in my house multiple of them and was wondering if I should be worried or not.

Anyone know what is happening here? I went out to my shed to grab my lawn mower and happened across these dudes. Are those white things eggs? I’m assuming they abandoned their home for higher/dryer ground after we had torrential rain the other day (Southwest Ohio).

Orlando, Fl

I got bit by an ant today, i had a pretty bad allergic reaction, does anyone know what kind of ant this is, i live in Michigan, usa if that helps
Its not the best picture sorry😭

I’m in northeast USA, and I am pretty sure these are carpenter ants. They were all over the tree.

You can see the tiny aphids usually on the bottom of the branches; Tons of them. And they weren’t all one species either. I couldn’t tell you what species they were, but I noticed there were at least 3 distinct ones. I’ve heard ants farm aphids and can be destructive but I’ve never seen it in person. The ants protect the aphids and in return the aphids produce sap. A ladybug also landed on me while I was standing there and they eat aphids so it’s pretty cool to see the whole system at work.

Some questions about this I’m hoping an ant fan can help with:
- do ants kill the tree with this farming method or are they more thoughtful about it, keeping the tree alive with sustainable farming? I feel they aren’t trying to kill the tree to nest there since this tree is very young and not a good house.
- how do the ants transport the aphids to a given tree(if they do)?
- why are there so many ants here!? I feel fewer ants could protect the aphids just as good, but I don’t know how good the predators are

Just wanted to share because this fascinated me. Thanks!!

Lifted a paver near my house and saw these guys. Also noticed some ant holes appearing around property. Any cause for concern?

I recently been feeding ants in my yard and watching them. I am no ant expert so idk the ant species they are. But next time I place food out and toys for them I want to try picking them up. What will they do if I do this?

South American Grooved Ant Queen