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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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What is this and what attracted it to my house?
I’ve never seen this bug before, does anyone know what it is and what caused it to show up at my house?
05:48 UTC
What’s going on here?
Just stepped out and seen this pile
03:28 UTC
:O
03:27 UTC
what are these tiny guys?
Nvr seen ants so small. I Live in wisconsin are they inside my house or coming from outside?
00:55 UTC
What type of Ant is this? Central Florida
21:23 UTC
Is it an ant or a termite? what type?
I have these micro ants in my house the are very tiny in size but very fast. I am having hard time identifying if these are ants or termites. If yhe are ants then what type of ants are they called? if they are termites what type are these?
18:57 UTC
In garden in Georgia
A large nest appeared in my garden. Do I leave them alone or get rid of them?
18:38 UTC
Thousands of queens in Arizona!!
17:38 UTC
Ant War
There has got to be somebody that raises different ant colonies, then pits them together once they reach a certain size to fight, to see which ant type is stronger. And films and narrates the fight. The only videos I've found of such a thing on youtube are of poor quality. AntsCanada videos have great quality but he doesn't want to pit ants together and fight. Though the few moments of ant v ant action he has on his channel were entertaining, and I wish he would film more ant conflict.
I get that it's a lot of effort to raise up two colonies to an intermediate size (prolly 2-3 months of raising) to then mostly destroy both of them in a war. But this idea still seems like a missed opportunity that youtubers haven't capitalized on. And when it's clear that one colony will win, you can take out the queen to keep her alive so that you have the potential to raise a colony of that type again in the future.
There just seems like a lot to analyze with ant war. Every ant type has their strengths and weakness. Black crazy ants are fast and great at foraging and expanding quickly, so maybe they will have larger numbers at the end of that raising period before the war. But they also are a generally defensive ant type, and don't pack the offensive punch that some other ant colonies can. Like the fire ants with their sting and marauder ants with their supermajors.
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14:52 UTC
Fire ant = 1 / Me = 0
06:45 UTC
Strange behaviour in my lasisus colony
A week ago I moved my lasius colony to their first formicarium. I thought the colony was big enough to fill all the space but they all began to group one point neir the entrance and they barely move. Furthermore, some workers began to die in the galleries. Idk if they’re just getting old and dying naturally or if they’re dying of stress or something like that. I’m afraid to lose the colony, any help would be great.
19:33 UTC
is this a queen? and can you id it?
15:26 UTC
Ants on a tree
08:19 UTC
species id?
im in cambodia, wondering what these big yellow ants are
07:20 UTC
Raiding party
Raiding party from an unknown species going into a Formica Fusca colony. This is going from one side of my property into my neighbors property to an unknown extent. Known distance roughly 50 ft.
00:49 UTC
Larvae feeding on newly hatched ant
Recently, my Mystrium Camillae larvae turn into cocoons, but afrer sometime, the workers tear open them, reveal a fully developed (died) ant, and let the larvae feed on it. Im not sure why and need the explanation from u guys! Much thanks!
20:31 UTC
What might this gal be?
Caught in eastern panhandle of West Virginia about 1 cm in length
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