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Ants are social insects that form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organized colonies which may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals...

Ants are social insects that form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organised colonies which may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. Their success in so many environments has been attributed to their social organisation and their ability to modify habitats, tap resources, and defend themselves. Their long co-evolution with other species has led to mimetic, commensal, parasitic, and mutualistic relationships. Ant societies have division of labour, communication between individuals, and an ability to solve complex problems.

https://discord.gg/c7qCmfYqYZ, from /r/ants/comments/oc0dlc/official_rants_discord_server/, for the official Discord to chat. /r/Hymenopterans for other social insects (wasps, bees, etc.) beside ants.

If you want to be an ant online, then please visit https://www.reddit.com/r/AntColony/.

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2 Ant Queens 🐜

I found these inside our house specifically on our wall. They aren't only one but two. I don't know if this is a good or a bad thing. Our country is tropical by the way.

I just got curious cause a bunch of ants were carrying it slowly and carefully like they don't wanna expose the larger Ant.

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2024/11/02
05:18 UTC

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Can you please help me to identify this insect?

Hello everyone,

Can you please help me to identify this insect? It just bite me causing bit itchy read allergy sores.

Thanks in advance.

17 Comments
2024/11/01
16:53 UTC

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All horror ant movies don't have good endings.

It's like ants never win as the good guys. :P

Example: Destination: Infestation (aka Ants on a Plane): https://flickmetrix.com/share?id=4969284 (yes, it is that bad -- it is missing Samuel Jackson :P).

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2024/11/01
06:13 UTC

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What do solider ants eat

I caught I solider ant and. I wanna keep it but I don’t know what it eats

7 Comments
2024/10/31
20:20 UTC

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Pls help identify

I would greatly appreciate some help identifying these…ants? I believe they’re ants but for some reason they freak me out like a bunch of tiny spiders and I’m hoping they’re just some weird ant with long antenna.

10 Comments
2024/10/31
16:34 UTC

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Id/ species?

Singapore West side

5 Comments
2024/10/31
11:42 UTC

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ID request

Hi All, I am unfamiliar with ants but these colonies caught me off guard, because of how big they are. Anyone can ID this ants? Are they dangerous or invasive? Found in Queensland, Australia. Thank you!

3 Comments
2024/10/31
07:47 UTC

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Help me identify this ant

Apologies, this is the only picture I have of these ants. I'm in South Florida and these things keep popping up randomly in my home. They are pretty big and we find many with wings.

I feel like they behave strangely for what I'm used to for ants. we usually see them just hanging out not moving until they are disturbed, then they just freak out and run in all different directions.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

12 Comments
2024/10/31
02:15 UTC

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[Urgent]Any idea what ant this is? There are quite a lot of them in the house…

Have been growing in amount the past few days. Getting concerned. Put out some traps yesterday. Should I call an exterminator?

4 Comments
2024/10/31
01:52 UTC

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id please

trying to figure out what type of ant this is. found in our bathroom and taken as close as i could with camera zoomed in as well as right above ant

8 Comments
2024/10/31
01:44 UTC

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Can ants eats smoked salmon?

6 Comments
2024/10/30
19:43 UTC

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Ants in coconut oil and almond flour containers

There have been two instances where I have found ants in my coconut oil jar and now my almond flour container. What is going on? The coconut oil container is airtight and the almond flour container is somewhat airtight. There is no other ants in sight besides the ones on the inside of the jars. We have had ants come in under the door before and crawl around. The cabinet I keep baking stuff in and the pantry is really close to the front door but we just got sprayed from the exterminator. I had to throw out all of my almond flour just to be safe. Can someone explain why they are doing this?

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2024/10/30
15:41 UTC

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it’s been a dark few days…

my queen died because she got killed. and her workers soon followed… how can i cremate her.

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2024/10/30
13:28 UTC

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Where and when to look for messor ants

I live in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa and want to know what time of year to look for messor ants and in what environment

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2024/10/30
13:06 UTC

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Why did they surround the cough drop?

I put a cough drop on the floor last night. Tonight they have surrounded it with stuff.
Was it to get on it?

19 Comments
2024/10/30
03:05 UTC

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Ants are just huddling in this corner and not moving into the new test tube it’s been like this for 4 hours. Should I wait longer or try to force them in

8 Comments
2024/10/29
19:25 UTC

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Id pls

Singapore, West

6 Comments
2024/10/29
11:33 UTC

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Ants Making a Trail with Smashed Acorns

South Texas. This is on my asphalt driveway. The ants appear to be lining up the smashed acorns into a sort of protected trail. Why are they doing this?

4 Comments
2024/10/29
00:32 UTC

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Can anyone ID these ants?

I find them in the kitchen, a single or a 3-4 at the time. They are not going for the Terro syrup bait.

Any idea what those are?

I live in a single family home, in northern California bay area.

https://preview.redd.it/o6pabvxdrkxd1.jpg?width=2108&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dea8fdf43b18d647e7e409fa1ac3be0fdf508f19

0 Comments
2024/10/28
22:39 UTC

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