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