These ants are active during the day
African big-headed antAfrican big-headed ant usually forage outside during the day. Find out more |
African big-headed ant large (major) worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Argentine antArgentine ants often make long trails of workers while looking for food during the day. Find out more |
Argentine ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Little fire antLittle fire ants forage during the day. Find out more |
Little fire ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Red imported fire antRed imported fire ants like warm temperatures to look for food in. Find out more |
Red imported fire ant stinging - they also bite! (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Yellow crazy antYellow crazy ants are active during the cooler parts of the day. Find out more |
Yellow crazy ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Bicoloured pennant antBicoloured pennant ants are slow moving ants that forage during the day, usually alone. Find out more |
Bicoloured pennant ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Bicoloured trailing antBicoloured trailing ants are so tiny, they just appear to be moving dots until you look closely. Find out more |
Bicoloured trailing ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Black crazy antBlack crazy ants are very fast moving and can be seen during the day foraging erratically. Find out more |
Black crazy ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Browsing antBrowsing ants run around frantically when disturbed, a lot like crazy ants. Find out more |
Browsing ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Difficult white-footed antThe trails of difficult white-footed ants are especially noticeable on buildings or walls, where they form straight lines. 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 usually forage up trees and in vegetation. Find out more |
Fijian white-footed ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Ghost antGhost ant workers look for food during the day and at night. Find out more |
Ghost ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Pharaoh antPharaoh ants are a major indoor pest. Find out more |
Pharaoh ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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Similar groove-headed antSimilar groove-headed ants sometimes invade homes looking for food. 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 are slow moving and forage along narrow trails. They will eat almost anything. 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 are usually found in huge numbers. Find out more |
Tawny crazy ant worker (© Mike Quinn, TexasEnto.net, Creative Commons License) |
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Tropical fire antTropical fire ants prefer to forage late in the day, when it’s cooler. Find out more |
Tropical fire ant worker (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
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White-footed house antWhite-footed house ants often form trails of workers when foraging for food. Find out more |
White-footed house ant worker tending insect (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com) |
