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Discover and explore ant species from the Antverse — by name, genus, habit or how hard they are to keep.
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Pharaoh Ant
Monomorium pharaonis
A tiny yellow-brown ant with a highly complex multi-queen society, expanding colonies remarkably fast through budding. Found in homes across the tropics worldwide.
Fire Ox Spiny Ant
Polyrhachis bicolor
A two-toned spiny ant from Borneo, dark body contrasting with reddish-brown legs and antennae. An easy-going spiny ant well-suited for beginners.
Black Carpenter Ant
Camponotus parius
Large, easy to observe, slow-growing but extremely hardy. The most forgiving first species.
Nicobar Carpenter Ant
Camponotus nicobarensis
A red-orange and black carpenter ant that grows fast and stays fairly docile. Popular with beginners for its hardiness and easy adaptability, and a top seller at ant shops worldwide.
Tooth Ant
Odontoponera transversa
Ghost Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum
A tiny, translucent ant so pale it looks almost ghostly, moving fast and adapting to nearly any environment. A popular beginner choice for keeping a small indoor ant colony.
Butteli White-footed Ant
Technomyrmex butteli
A small, glossy black ant that moves quickly and stays highly alert, living in large multi-queen colonies. A great beginner species for studying polygynous ant societies.
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