Explore Ant Species

Bicolored Shield Ant

Meranoplus bicolor

The Bicolored Shield Ant (Meranoplus bicolor), or "มดโล่บ้าน" in Thai, is instantly recognizable for the hard, shield-like plate covering its entire thorax like a suit of armor. A shy, slow-moving, docile species found across much of Asia, it's an easy-care ant for beginners that tolerates a wide diet and simple captive setups.

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.

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.

California Harvester Ant

Pogonomyrmex californicus

A reddish-orange seed harvester from the American deserts with a beard of hairs under its head for carrying seeds. Delivers a very painful sting and fiercely defends its territory.

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.

Guinea Ant

Tetramorium bicarinatum

One of the easiest ants to keep: a small reddish-brown ant that grows fast, is very hardy, and lives in multi-queen colonies. A top pick for anyone keeping ants for the first time.

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.

Tooth Ant

Odontoponera transversa

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.

Hairy Wood Carpenter Ant

Camponotus vagus

The European hairy wood ant is entirely jet-black, densely covered in long yellowish-white hairs. Found across Europe into Central Asia, it's known for its feisty temperament and mandatory annual winter hibernation.

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.