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Ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae /fɔrˈmɪsɨdiː/ and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants.nt societies have division of labour, communication between individuals, and an ability to solve complex problems. These parallels with human societies have long been an inspiration and subject of study. Many human cultures make use of ants in cuisine, medication, and rituals.
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Classification of Ants (Tribe is between subfamily and genus but is only used in selected groups.) There are about 300 genera of ants world-wide and about 100 of these are found in Australia (see List of Genera).
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Lasius Lasius is a genus of formicine ants. The type species for this genus is the black garden ant, Lasius niger. Other major members, which live in drier heathland, are the cornfield ant, L. neoniger, and L. alienus.Other species include the temporary social parasites of the L. mixtus group and the hyper-social parasite Lasius fuliginosus.ther major members, which live in drier heathland, are the cornfield ant, L. neoniger, and L. alienus. Other species include the temporary social parasites of the L. mixtus group and the hyper-social parasite Lasius fuliginosus.
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- Throughout the world, there are over 12,000 species of ants. Some of the most common ant species in the United States are the Argentine, Odorous House, Carpenter, Fire, Pavement, and Pharaoh Ants.
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Anteater Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua (meaning worm tongue) commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with the sloths, they are within the order Pilosa.
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- Formicidae and are in the order Hymenoptera, which also includes bees, sawflies, and. wasps. There are over 291 species of ants. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Texas (see The. Common Ant Genera of Texas, a full-color. identification key to the common ant genera of. Texas). Most ant species are not considered to be pests.
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What to do about household ants Figure 4. Winged termite. Ants are one of the most common pests in and around homes in the north central states. Ants are social insects and are divided up into three castes: workers, males, and queens (figure 1). Workers are sterile, wingless females which range in size from 1/20 inch long to about 1/2 inch long.
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HOW TO KILL FIRE ANTS ~ DEAD ! Fire ant is the common name for several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis. They are, however, only a minority in the genus, which includes over 200 ... Red imported fire ants in the United States - Wikipedia
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More about Ant The red harvester ant is classified as Pogonomyrmex barbatus. The ants of the southeastern United States and tropical America that cultivate a fungus in their nests belong to the genus Atta. Honeypot ants are classified in the genus Myrmecocystus. The Pharaoh ant is classified as Monomorium pharaonis, the Amazon ant as Polyergus breviceps, the red imported fire ant as Solenopsis invicta, and the little black ant as Monomorium minimum.
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- Selected References (Back to Top) 1  Deyrup MA. 1991. Exotic Ants of the Florida Keys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). 2  Deyrup MA, Carlin N, Trager J, Umphrey G. 1988. A Review of the Ants of the Florida Keys. 3  Fasulo TR, Kern WH, Koehler PG, Short DE. 2005. Pests In and Around the Home. 4  Fasulo TR. (2002). Cockroaches and Pest Ants.
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- Leaf-cutter ants. Leaf-cutter ants live in colonies that can be huge, up to three or four million individuals, occupying as many as three thousand underground rooms. These ants live in a partnership with a fungus that grows nowhere else in the world except in leaf-cutter ant colonies. The ants depend on the fungus and the fungus depends on the ants. The fungus has lost the capacity to reproduce on it's own.
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- The pupae of many Lycaenidae species are attended by ants ( see myrmecophily). The presence of ants is beneficial to the pupae because ants drive away predatory insects and parasitoid wasps that would otherwise attack them.
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Ants, Family Formicidae Most ants are black, brown, tan, or or red. All ants are social insects. With few exceptions, ant colonies divide labor between sterile workers, queens, and male reproductives, called alates. Winged queens and males fly in swarms to mate.Once mated, queens lose their wings and establish a new nest site; males die.ll ants are social insects. With few exceptions, ant colonies divide labor between sterile workers, queens, and male reproductives, called alates. Winged queens and males fly in swarms to mate. Once mated, queens lose their wings and establish a new nest site; males die.
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Thereâs a Reason They Call Them âCrazy Antsâ A policy manager at the U.S.D.A.'s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently explained to me that because the ants in Texas are “the same species” — pubens — that has been long established in Florida, the pest has “become too widespread to take effective action.”
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Sahara desert ant Hymenoptera any member of the third largest—and perhaps the most beneficial to humans—of all insect orders. More than 115,000 species have been described, including ants, bees, ichneumons, chalcids, sawflies,...
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What to do about household ants Description: Some species of carpenter ants are the largest ants in the north central states. They are black, or red and black; workers range in size from 3/16 to 1/2 inch. Colonies consist of major and minor workers. Carpenter ants have the following characteristics: 1) petiole with one node and 2) a thorax with an evenly rounded upper surface (workers only) [compare with field ants].
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Dorylus Dorylus, also known as driver ants, safari ants, or siafu, is a large genus of army ants found primarily in central and east Africa, although the range also extends to southern Africa and tropical Asia. The term siafu is a loanword from Swahili, and is one of numerous similar words from regional Bantu languages used by indigenous peoples to describe various species of these ants. Unlike the New World members of the former subfamily Ecitoninae, members of this genus do form temporary anthills las
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Fire ant For the species Pogonomyrmex barbatus, see Red harvester ant. Fire ant is the common name for several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis. They are, however, only a minority in the genus, which includes over 200 species of Solenopsis worldwide. Solenopsis are stinging ants and most of their common names reflect this, for example, ginger ants and tropical fire ants.
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Identifying household ants A new, exotic species of crazy ant, in the genus Nylanderia, has recently become established around the Houston, TX area. It promises to become an important pest of homes in areas where it is introduced. Crazy ants nest in a variety of locations indoors and out. Indoors, look for nests in the soil of potted plants.
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Anteater Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua (meaning worm tongue) commonly known for eating ants and termites.The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with the sloths, they are within the order Pilosa.he name anteater is also colloquially applied to the unrelated aardvark, numbat, echidnas, pangolins and some members of the Oecobiidae.
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A Brief Introduction to All Kinds of Ants Ants may be the most successful insects on Earth. They've evolved into sophisticated social insects that fill all kinds of unique niches. From thief ants that rob from other colonies to weaver ants that sew homes in the treetops, ants are a diverse insect group. This article will introduce you to all kinds of ants.
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- Two leafcutter ants. Leafcutter ants, a non-generic name, are any of 47 species of leaf-chewing ants belonging to the two genera Atta and Acromyrmex. These species of tropical, fungus-growing ants are all endemic to South and Central America, Mexico, and parts of the southern United States.
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- The doodlebug is the larval form of the Antlion. The doodlebug digs a pit in the sand and waits for ants and other insects to fall into its waiting jaws. The adults are winged. The scientific name of the Family is Myrmeleontidae. There are over 89 North American species, and a common one is Dendroleon obsoletum.
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- For example the scientific name of the black carpenter ant is Camponotus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer). In this case, Camponotus is the genus (all carpenter ants are in this genus), pennsylvanicus is the species, and (DeGeer) is the author who originally described this species.
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What to do about household ants Also referred to as grease ants, thief ants are the smallest household ants in the north central states. Thief ants are so named because of their habit of nesting near the nests of larger ants and stealing their larvae.
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Leporidae The Leporidae are a family of mammals that include rabbits and hares, over 60 species in all.The Latin word Leporidae means those that resemble lepus  (hare).Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporidae differ from pikas in that they have short, furry tails and elongated ears and hind legs.he term leporid may be used as a noun (a member of the family Leporidae) or as an adjective (like members of the Leporidae).