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April 2011

Bullet Ants



April 7, 2011

Ideally, Paraponera clavata is very famous because of its huge shape as well as its painful sting. The workers ate between 18 and 25mm long with physical appearances of stout, reddish black and wingless wasps. Their stings are painfully incomparable with its attendant weakness. Although, it was named the huge tropical ant, meanwhile it has [...]



Weaver Ants



April 7, 2011

Weaver ants otherwise refers to as green ants belongs to Oecophylla genus and they are eusocial insects being the family of formicidae in order of hymenoptera. Besides, weaver ants are naturally arboreal and are very popular for their special nest construction attitude. Here, workers assume the responsibility of building nest through the weaving of leaves [...]



Big Head Ant



April 7, 2011

Attributes of Big Head Ant: Big head ants usually vary from light brown to dark reddish brown with 2 sizes of workers. One of the sizes with 1/8 inch long made up of one huge head which is occasionally referred to as a seed cracker worker. The small workers with 1/16 inch are without large [...]



Argentine Ants



April 7, 2011

Argentine ants also known as iridomyrmex is the commonest specie of ants all over the southern California. It is very tiny, dark-colored ant with almost 3mm (1/8 inch) in length usually intrude any house searching for food and water. Although, they can eat any food yet, their favorite is anything sweets. In particular, they are [...]



Yellow Citronella Ants



April 7, 2011

This species of ants belong to the hymenoptera aeanthoyops family while the bigger yellow is grouped into the order hymenoptera, the family formicidae and the genus aeanthomyops. In most cases, they can be found in New England as well as the Midwest; meanwhile, they are more rampant coast to coast. Yellow ants are very huge [...]



Little Black Ants



April 7, 2011

Little black ants are not unknown worldwide. Despite the fact that they always position their nest outside, yet they are very common indoors, creating anxieties and worry. They are part of the social creatures that is leaving in colonies which comprises of workers (that is the infertile females) males, queens as well as grubs-larvae. Naturally, [...]



Leafcutter Ants



April 7, 2011

Leafcutter ants simply represent species of ants that are fungus farmers. On their own, they prepare their food, a unique fungus, beneath the surface of the garden. Ideally, leafcutter ants make a journey in lengthy lines, deep inside the forest while searching for leaves. Interestingly, they usually leave behind a scent as they are going [...]



Carpenter Ants



April 7, 2011

As regards the carpenter ants, the commonest question that comes out of the lips or everyone is whether they co-habit in residence or migrating from outside. This question is very loaded; hence, attempts will be made to iron out the truth. Obviously, apart from being a nuisance at home, it could even be more tasking [...]



Honey Pot Ants



April 7, 2011

Honey pot ants represents a compound name for many un-identical species but sharing same behaviors. Honey pot ants therefore serves as the camels of the ants world. They inhabit in very dry locations worldwide, but commonly in the deserts of Australia that often experience the scarcity of water and food over a long time period. [...]



ATTA LAEVIGATA Ants



April 7, 2011

Atta laevigata is among the numerous species of leaf cuter ants in the genus. Atta, which is very common around southern Columbia to Paraguay. Being one of the most populous leafcutter species, they are recognizable through their glittering head of the highest number of workers within a colony. Again, Atta laevigata is very popular in [...]



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