Ant Species Catalog

Seed-harvesting ants known for their granivore diet and visible food storage behavior.

Large slow-growing ants that nest in wood and are active mostly at night.

Aggressive and fast-growing ants often found in urban environments.

Small parasitic ants that steal brood from other colonies.

A subterranean species that farms root aphids and rarely appears on the surface.

A fast-moving and adaptable species commonly found in open habitats.

An aggressive stinging species that prefers humid environments.

A polymorphic species with major and minor workers, common in warm regions.

Known for raising their abdomen when threatened and nesting in wood.

A fast-moving species that emits a strong odor when disturbed.

Fast-moving ants that rely on speed rather than aggression.

One of the largest European desert ants: a red-and-black, extremely thermophilous solitary forager distributed from the Balkans and North Africa to the Middle East and Central Asia.

Very small ants that nest in acorns and other tiny cavities.

Tree-living species with distinctive markings.

Fast ground-dwelling species common in open habitats.

An aggressive Eurasian Formica that raids Serviformica nests for pupae and founds colonies through temporary social parasitism.

Tree-dwelling species nesting in wood.

A glossy black tree ant forming huge trail-connected colonies and distinctive carton nests; new queens are temporary social hyperparasites of yellow Chthonolasius ants.

Common meadow species with sting.

Cool-climate species found in forests.