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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.
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22:39 UTC
Question about hibernation
I am lowering the temperature for my ants and rn I'm at 15°C for some time and can I go straight to 5°? Because I have hard time finding spot with like 10° but I don't want to kill them.
15:36 UTC
WHAT ANTS am I KEEPING in my COLLECTION ?
15:08 UTC
Never seen ants doing something similar, what is going on?
Some info for you:
- I live in Southern Italy, from my experience these ants are the common ones;
- video was taken today during a rainy and windy day (15 km/h, gusting to 50 km/h);
- under that pile of ants there apparently wasn't any food or other insects.
Might be some form of defense against the weather?
15:02 UTC
Ant identification - possible carpenters
From what I could find online with no previous knowledge of ants, these look like carpenters. But, yesterday I had a pest control guy emphatically say they were not because they are small and don't have wings. I'm getting a second opinion. Based on other ants I've seen here, these are not small ants. They are all about the same size, around 1/4 of an inch.
I'm in Los Angeles, near the foothills. I first found 5-6 of these near my master bathroom. It appeared that they came up through a gap in the flooring, which I've since addressed. I haven't seen them there since. But, they have now appeared in my kitchen at dusk two nights in a row. I killed the ones that I saw each night and there were no signs of new ones in the morning.
Last night, I followed a few taking a specific path across the baseboard to the balcony door and back outside to a wood balcony.
They readily consume borax/sugar water but I haven't given any of them a chance to survive beyond that. I did place a few borax/sugar water baits on the balcony where they were entering.
Any help would be appreciated.
More photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Y9MDQArJT9kghvf5A
16:29 UTC
Help!
I keep getting ants on my water filter and they get inside and float all up in my water then I can't drink the water I spent minutes filtering.
For context I live in southern Ontario and it's the beginning of December.
I always had this problem but it's just recently they started going in my water filter.
Ita super annoying, anyone know why or how I can get rid of them?
17:18 UTC
My colanian feeding on honey..
Just wanted to share
05:58 UTC
Ants scream
A flying ant was bothering me while I tried to sleep and I felt it crawling on my face near my ear and when I grabbed it I heard a high pitched but quiet scream come from it. Goodnight.
05:26 UTC
ID request
SW Ontario, but may have been in a potted plant.
04:35 UTC
I can't rave enough about these amazing nests. And no, I have no connection to this business other than being a customer.
02:29 UTC
Hey there, I have been seeing these ants in my house for a while, this one literally dropped onto my phone as I was sitting down. I think it looks like a fire ant but I’m not an expert. If it’s a fire ant it’s really bad because I live on Australia’s central coast and we supposedly don’t get them.
Sorry the picture isn’t very good.
22:31 UTC
Could I get a comprehensive guide to all the different roles in an ant colony?
22:19 UTC
My kid wants an ant farm, what are the chances the ants escape?
I know there is a lot of other information needed, but I am SOOO SCARED they will escape and infest my house lol. He is 7. I tried to convince him to get a fish. He said…. No thank you.
20:04 UTC
Questions
What's going on here? There was an ant like dying I think? And then the big one started attacking it or sort of eating it.
18:58 UTC
Best Multi-queened species I can get easily
What is the most cheap and easiest to maintain polygynous queen I could get right now?
It’s for my required science fair project which I kind of got too ambitious with…I know how to maintain an ant colony but I just realized where the hell do I get a polygynous any colony? My science fair is about whether a single queen performs better than a bunch of queens…please help.
02:05 UTC
Can weaver ants bite through this
18:04 UTC
Are camponotus japonicus diurnal
If they aren’t diurnal can you tell me an diurnal carpenter ant species
14:41 UTC
Are these carpenter ants? Los Angeles, CA
I’ve seen them in two places and trying to figure out if they are regular or carpenter ants.
Thank you!
06:03 UTC
Little ant or bee on my night table. It's is -4°c outside so where did this little guy come from and what is he? In the background is the lense my my glasses, to give perspective of size.
12:00 UTC