These ants live on the ground
African big-headed antAfrican big-headed ant nests look like tiny piles of dug up soil. Find out more |
African big-headed ant large (major) worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Argentine antArgentine ants make nests on the ground, often under things like stones or pieces of wood. Find out more |
Argentine ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Little fire antLittle fire ants also nest on the ground as well as on trees. Find out more |
Little fire ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Red imported fire antRed imported fire ant build nests on the ground, called mounds, that look like piles of dirt. Find out more |
Red imported fire ant stinging - they also bite! (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Yellow crazy antYellow crazy ants nest in a wide variety of areas, such as in holes other animals have made, and under rubbish, wood and stones. Find out more |
Yellow crazy ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Bicoloured pennant antBicoloured pennant ants nest in soil, under stones and in rotting wood. Find out more |
Bicoloured pennant ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Black crazy antBlack crazy ants nest in and under a wide range of material, such as sand, mulch, rocks and rotting wood. Find out more |
Black crazy ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Browsing antBrowsing ants make nests in rotting wood. Find out more |
Browsing ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Difficult white-footed antDifficult white-footed ants make their nests under mulch, debris and rubbish. Find out more |
Difficult white-footed ant worker tending aphid (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Fijian white-footed antFijian white-footed ants live in rotting wood, leaf litter and under stones. Find out more |
Fijian white-footed ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Ghost antGhost ants will make a nest almost anywhere, inside or outside. They like the small spaces like cracks in pavement and underneath objects. Find out more |
Ghost ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Pharaoh antPharaoh ants nest in any available cavity, especially indoors. Nests can be found in voids in walls and cabinets, hollow curtain rods, and even in the folds of sheets, clothes and paper. Find out more |
Pharaoh ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Similar groove-headed antSimilar groove-headed ants usually nest in rotting wood. Find out more |
Similar groove-headed ant worker (© Eli Sarnat, Creative Commons Attribution, Share Alike CC BY-SA License) |
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Singapore antSingapore ants will nest anywhere. Outdoors they live in soil or leaf litter, indoors they can nest in electronic equipment and electrical sockets. Find out more |
A close-up of a Singapore ant worker (© Eli Sarnat, Creative Commons Attribution, Share Alike CC BY-SA License) |
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Tawny crazy antTawny crazy ants will nest under or in almost any object or empty space such as stumps, concrete, soil and potted plants. Find out more |
Tawny crazy ant worker (© Mike Quinn, TexasEnto.net, Creative Commons License) |
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Tropical fire antTropical fire ant also build mounds, though they are usually low to the ground, unlike those built by the red imported fire ant. Find out more |
Tropical fire ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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White-footed house antWhite-footed house ants nest under rotting logs, rocks and leaf litter. Find out more |
White-footed house ant worker tending insect (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |