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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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Help
There are fire ants in my kitchen. I wish to get rid of them without killing any of them. It seems that they had set up a satellite nest. It is also possible that one of their nests connect to some openings in my kitchen.
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Carpenter Ant?
Carpenter Ant?It appears to be about 1/4 inch long. Sorry bout the blurry photo, I have an older iphone.
06:18 UTC
Secret lives of Ants!
Context: I was cutting my nails and surprised to see, ants were frantically collecting them. What's going on here 🤔. Will they consume it? Nah! or will they use it for decoration?
06:02 UTC
Queen ID
any thoughts guys? i cant give a precise measurements but its roughly around 1cm more or less what do you gusy think? Philippines
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Hi I have a question my lasius niger don't wake up I? Why they should wake up from the hibernation I see few at night time they are under a brick as they have a nest there wit corridors and I flipped to see sometimes how they doing n there's lots of white eggs n queen is running around underneath
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Can an active anthill be overgrown with plants and mushrooms? (Yes, it's active.)
03:08 UTC
Ant ID help, found in eastern Queensland Australia,roughly 1cm long
02:27 UTC
Seeking ant ID!
Does anyone know what kind of ant this is? I’m located in central NC if that is helpful.
01:53 UTC
Check this out - ants taking leaves from tree
Just found this at a park
16:19 UTC
Help my student build her first ant farm!
I am a science teacher assisting a student who is an enthusiastic entomologist. She would like to develop her first ant farm, and we decided on this system from Ant Shack.
Would honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus kennedyi) be suitable for this habitat?
Our school is in Southern California. In terms of keeping the colony warm, would a lab incubator be preferable to a heating coil or mat?
17:42 UTC
Please help us settle what species of Myrmecia this is :) More info in comments
05:23 UTC
What type of ant is this?
This is in Massachusetts. These have been popping up sporadically around the condo recently and haven’t been able to find a common location they’re coming from.
19:21 UTC
What is going on here?
Buddy is just running in circles with a dead member of his colony.
19:07 UTC
Dud Queen
The Queen i have never lays more than 10 eggs and there are never more than 8 ants plus the queen at any one time. Had her for more than a year. Is she a dud?
04:08 UTC
Did I Just Witness an Ant Burial?
I was just playing a board game with my daughter. An ant carrying a dead ant walked across the board, deposited the dead ant under my daughter’s discarded dress (would upload picture, but I can only upload one image), then walked away and out of the room. Was that an ant burial? If so, is this common behavior?
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