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11 October 2025

Diacamma ants, a genus of queenless ants belonging to the subfamily Ponerinae, are found from India to Australia. These ants construct their nests by cutting into wooden window frames. A worker ant is seen hunting and storing fuzzy caterpillars as prey at its nest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 11, 2025.

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11 October 2025

Diacamma ants, a genus of queenless ants belonging to the subfamily Ponerinae, are found from India to Australia. These ants construct their nests by cutting into wooden window frames. A worker ant is seen hunting and storing fuzzy caterpillars as prey at its nest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 11, 2025.

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11 October 2025

Diacamma ants, a genus of queenless ants belonging to the subfamily Ponerinae, are found from India to Australia. These ants construct their nests by cutting into wooden window frames. A worker ant is seen hunting and storing fuzzy caterpillars as prey at its nest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 11, 2025.

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#12850346

11 October 2025

Diacamma ants, a genus of queenless ants belonging to the subfamily Ponerinae, are found from India to Australia. These ants construct their nests by cutting into wooden window frames. A worker ant is seen hunting and storing fuzzy caterpillars as prey at its nest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 11, 2025.

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#12296650

23 April 2025

The American Winter Ant queen (Prenolepis imparis) is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 23, 2025. Prenolepis imparis, commonly known as the winter ant, false honey ant, or false honeypot ant, is a species of ant in the genus Prenolepis. The species is found in North America, from Canada to Mexico, nesting deep within the ground. Unusual among ants, Prenolepis imparis prefers lower temperatures, including near freezing, and is only active outside the nest during winter and early spring.

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#12296652

23 April 2025

The American Winter Ant queen (Prenolepis imparis) is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 23, 2025. Prenolepis imparis, commonly known as the winter ant, false honey ant, or false honeypot ant, is a species of ant in the genus Prenolepis. The species is found in North America, from Canada to Mexico, nesting deep within the ground. Unusual among ants, Prenolepis imparis prefers lower temperatures, including near freezing, and is only active outside the nest during winter and early spring.

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#11925192

7 January 2025

Here, Asian Weaver Ants (Oecophylla Smaragdina) Or Weaver Ants In A Forest Are Exchanging Information Among Themselves Using Various Gestures At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On January 05, 2025.

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#11906780

31 December 2024

A red carpenter ant (Camponotus novaeboracensis) is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 25, 2023.

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#11828650

2 December 2024

Trichomyrmex destructor is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its common names include destructive trailing ant or Singapore ant. It is a pest species in urban areas, known for causing costly damage to structures, vehicles, and electronic devices with its chewing activity. This is a "tramp ant," an invasive ant species that easily becomes established and dominant in new habitats due to traits such as aggression toward other ant species, little aggression toward members of its own species, efficient recruitment, and large colony size. As a tramp ant, it spreads throughout the world via human transport systems, particularly shipping. It is present in or has been reported from many countries and islands in Asia, Africa, Australasia and other Pacific islands, the West Indies, North, Central, and South America, and Europe. Here, a group of destructive trailing ants (Trichomyrmex destructor) attack and kill an earthworm, then cut it into pieces and take it away to the ant nest to eat in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 2, 2024.

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#11828651

2 December 2024

Trichomyrmex Destructor Is A Species Of Ant In The Subfamily Myrmicinae. Its Common Names Include Destructive Trailing Ant Or Singapore Ant. It Is A Pest Species In Urban Areas, Known For Causing Costly Damage To Structures, Vehicles, And Electronic Devices With Its Chewing Activity. This Is A ''tramp Ant'', An Invasive Ant Species That Easily Becomes Established And Dominant In New Habitats Due To Traits Such As Aggression Toward Other Ant Species, Little Aggression Toward Members Of Its Own Species, Efficient Recruitment, And Large Colony Size. As A Tramp Ant, It Has Spread Throughout The World Via Human Transport Systems, Particularly Shipping. It Is Present In Or Has Been Reported From Many Countries And Islands In Asia, Africa, Australasia And Other Pacific Islands, The West Indies, North, Central, And South America, And Europe. Here, A Group Of Destructive Trailing Ants (Trichomyrmex Destructor) Attack And Kill An Earthworm, Then Cut It Into Pieces And Take It Away To The Ant Nest To Eat At Tehatta, West Bengal; India, on december, 02, 2024.

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2 December 2024

Trichomyrmex Destructor Is A Species Of Ant In The Subfamily Myrmicinae. Its Common Names Include Destructive Trailing Ant Or Singapore Ant. It Is A Pest Species In Urban Areas, Known For Causing Costly Damage To Structures, Vehicles, And Electronic Devices With Its Chewing Activity. This Is A ''tramp Ant'', An Invasive Ant Species That Easily Becomes Established And Dominant In New Habitats Due To Traits Such As Aggression Toward Other Ant Species, Little Aggression Toward Members Of Its Own Species, Efficient Recruitment, And Large Colony Size. As A Tramp Ant, It Has Spread Throughout The World Via Human Transport Systems, Particularly Shipping. It Is Present In Or Has Been Reported From Many Countries And Islands In Asia, Africa, Australasia And Other Pacific Islands, The West Indies, North, Central, And South America, And Europe. Here, A Group Of Destructive Trailing Ants (Trichomyrmex Destructor) Attack And Kill An Earthworm, Then Cut It Into Pieces And Take It Away To The Ant Nest To Eat At Tehatta, West Bengal; India, on december, 02, 2024.

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#11788597

18 November 2024

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18 November 2024

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18 November 2024

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#10377908

16 August 2023

Oecophylla smaragdina (common names include Asian weaver ant, weaver ant, green ant, green tree ant, semut rangrang, semut kerangga, and orange gaster) is a species of arboreal ant found in tropical Asia and Australia. Weaver ants live in trees (they are obligately arboreal) and are known for their unique nest-building behavior where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk. Weaver ants prey on small insects and supplement their diet with carbohydrate-rich honeydew excreted by small insects (Hemiptera). Weaver ant workers exhibit a clear bimodal size distribution, with almost no overlap between the size of the minor and major workers. Workers and major workers are mostly coloured orange. The major workers are approximately 8-10 mm (0.31-0.39 in) in length and the minors are approximately half the length of the majors. Major workers forage, defend, maintain, and expand the colony whereas minor workers tend to stay within the nests where they care for the brood and 'milk' scale insects in or close to the nests. Because they prey on insects harmful to their host trees, weaver ants are sometimes used by indigenous farmers, particularly in Southeast Asia, as natural biocontrol agents against agricultural pests. Although weaver ants lack a functional sting they can inflict painful bites and often spray formic acid directly at the bite wound resulting in intense discomfort. The Asian weaver ant workers have brought leaves to block the gap of the entrance before the rains come at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 16/08/2023.

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16 August 2023

Oecophylla smaragdina (common names include Asian weaver ant, weaver ant, green ant, green tree ant, semut rangrang, semut kerangga, and orange gaster) is a species of arboreal ant found in tropical Asia and Australia. Weaver ants live in trees (they are obligately arboreal) and are known for their unique nest-building behavior where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk. Weaver ants prey on small insects and supplement their diet with carbohydrate-rich honeydew excreted by small insects (Hemiptera). Weaver ant workers exhibit a clear bimodal size distribution, with almost no overlap between the size of the minor and major workers. Workers and major workers are mostly coloured orange. The major workers are approximately 8-10 mm (0.31-0.39 in) in length and the minors are approximately half the length of the majors. Major workers forage, defend, maintain, and expand the colony whereas minor workers tend to stay within the nests where they care for the brood and 'milk' scale insects in or close to the nests. Because they prey on insects harmful to their host trees, weaver ants are sometimes used by indigenous farmers, particularly in Southeast Asia, as natural biocontrol agents against agricultural pests. Although weaver ants lack a functional sting they can inflict painful bites and often spray formic acid directly at the bite wound resulting in intense discomfort. The Asian weaver ant workers have brought leaves to block the gap of the entrance before the rains come at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 16/08/2023.

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