Explore Ant Species

Black Inflated Acrobat Ant

Crematogaster difformis

A tiny black acrobat ant with a highly specialized lifestyle — it nests exclusively inside epiphytic ferns. Found across Southeast Asia including Thailand.

Yellow Inflated Acrobat Ant

Crematogaster inflata

A bicolored yellow and reddish-brown acrobat ant with a distinctively inflated gaster. Bold toward larger ants, found across Southeast Asia including Thailand.

Cocoa Black Ant

Dolichoderus thoracicus

Known to cocoa farmers as a natural pest-control partner, the Cocoa Black Ant is a moderately easy species that grows its colony quickly when cared for well.

Chestnut Shield Ant

Meranoplus castaneus

A small greyish-brown shield ant that lives high in the rainforest canopy. Found across Southeast Asia including Thailand, calm and non-aggressive.

Mexican Honeypot Ant

Myrmecocystus mexicanus

A desert honeypot ant from North America with special workers whose gasters swell with stored nectar. One of the most sought-after species in the international ant-keeping hobby.

Yellow Jumping Trap-Jaw Ant

Odontomachus rixosus

A yellow-orange trap-jaw ant known for its long snapping mandibles and its ability to jump up to 20 cm to escape danger. A specialized termite hunter beloved by ant keepers.

Asian Weaver Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

The legendary Thai weaver ant. Arboreal leaf-nest builders — needs vertical space and live plants.

Giant Spiny Ant

Polyrhachis armata

A large, elegant spiny ant that weaves silk nests like a weaver ant, but with a calm, deliberate temperament — a solid intermediate choice for spiny ant fans.

European Acorn Ant

Temnothorax nylanderi

A tiny European ant that nests inside fallen acorns or hollow twigs. Exceptionally peaceful and avoids conflict with other ants. Needs annual winter hibernation.

Yellow Crazy Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

A golden-yellow ant with unusually long legs, the Yellow Crazy Ant grows fast and looks striking, but its rapid expansion makes it an advanced-keeper species, not one for beginners.

Giant Jumping Ant

Harpegnathos venator

Visual hunters that leap at prey. Tiny colonies where every worker is a predator — for experienced keepers.

Common Oriental Trap-jaw Ant

Odontomachus simillimus

Fish Hook Spiny Ant

Polyrhachis bihamata

A spiny ant with a pair of curved, fish-hook-like spines on its thorax. Glossy black, found in Southeast Asian rainforest. Best suited for keepers with prior tropical ant experience.

Mexican Twig Ant

Pseudomyrmex gracilis

A slender, wasp-like twig ant from Mexico and tropical America, orange and black with sharp eyesight and a talent for escaping. Best suited for experienced keepers.

Tropical Fire Ant

Solenopsis geminata

The Tropical Fire Ant packs a fiery sting behind a small body and is one of the most familiar wild ants in Thailand. Tough, adaptable, and defensive, it's a species experienced keepers pick up for the challenge, not beginners looking for an easy first colony.

Chicatana Leafcutter Ant

Atta mexicana

Giant Forest Ant

Dinomyrmex gigas

Thailand's largest ant, with soldiers nearly 3 cm long, was only recently confirmed living in a Songkhla forest. A master-level species that needs serious space and humidity.

Arboreal Bicolored Ant

Tetraponera rufonigra

A slender, bicolored tree-dwelling ant with a genuinely powerful sting, this species has been linked to serious stings and even deaths across Asia. Expert-level only — not 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.

Hairy-legged Carpenter Ant

Camponotus rufifemur

A Javan carpenter ant with reddish-brown legs contrasting against a dark body. Nocturnal and calm-tempered, it's a popular pick in the ant-keeping market for its striking coloration.