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Driver ants. Driver ants, from the genus Dorylus, are found in the Old World, especially West Africa and the Congo Basin. Unlike the army ants of the New World, Old World army ants have a functional sting but rarely use it, preferring their razor-sharp, falcate mandibles for defense instead. Dorylus spp. colonies also reach larger sizes than ...
Myrmecocystus honeypot ants, showing the repletes or plerergates, their abdomens swollen to store honey, above ordinary workers Honeypot ants , also called honey ants , are ants which have specialized workers ( repletes , [ 1 ] plerergates , or rotunds ) that consume large amounts of food to the point that their abdomens swell enormously.
Ants range in size from 0.75 to 52 millimetres (0.030–2.0 in), [34] [35] the largest species being the fossil Titanomyrma giganteum, the queen of which was 6 cm (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long with a wingspan of 15 cm (6 in). [36]
Pharaoh ant eyesight is poor and they possess on average 32 ommatidia. [6] The antennal segments end in a distinct club with three progressively longer segments. Males are about 3 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 in) long, black, winged (but do not fly). Queens are dark red and 3.6–5.0 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 16 in) long. They initially have wings ...
The jack jumper ant (Myrmecia pilosula), also known as the jack jumper, jumping jack, hopper ant, or jumper ant, is a species of venomous ant native to Australia.Most frequently found in Tasmania and southeast mainland Australia, it is a member of the genus Myrmecia, subfamily Myrmeciinae, and was formally described and named by British entomologist Frederick Smith in 1858.
Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; [1] their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and in soil, rotting wood, under stones, or in trees. [2]
Why do ants enter homes? Ants come inside homes in search of three basic things: food, water and nesting habitat. Food is the No. 1 reason, and many species of ants love protein, sweets and grease
Agroecomyrmecinae is a subfamily of ants containing two extant and two fossil genera. [1] The subfamily was originally classified in 1930 by Frank M. Carpenter as Agroecomyrmecini, a Myrmicinae tribe. [2] Bolton raised the tribe to subfamily status in 2003, suggesting that Agroecomyrmecinae might be the sister taxon to Myrmicinae.