Words to know before you read
- Common name - a name used to describe a plant and animal by a local
community. Many plants and animals have several common names, but only one
scientific name. Example, Leaf-Cutter ant is one of the common names for
Acromyrmex versicolor.
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Scientific name - the Latin name used by scientists around the world to
describe a particular plant or animal. Scientific names have two parts. Example
- Acromyrmex versicolor is the scientific name for the
Leaf-Cutter ant. There is only one scientific name for each plant or animal and
are always italicized.
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Get really up-close
Now is the time to check out these amazing animals from the
safety of your own computer. Click on any of the ant images in
the gallery below and use the zoom tool to explore the amazing
animals. Once you take a closer look you are
sure to agree that you would not want to be a tiny tasty morsel
standing around these girls. Yes all these are worker ants and
so they are females. |
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Cephalotes atratus
Giant Gliding Ant |
Odontomachus coquereli
Trap-Jaw Ant |
Oecophylla longinoda
Weaver Ant |
| Panama |
Madagascar |
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa |
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Atopomyrmex mocquerysi
no common name |
Myrmecia nigrocincta
Bull Ant |
Mystrium oberthueri
no common name |
| Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa |
North Queensland, Australia |
Madagascar |
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Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Black Carpenter Ant |
Pheidole rhea
no common name |
Atta texana
Leaf-Cutter Ant |
| Upstate NY, USA |
Arizona, USA |
Texas, USA |
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| These are just a few of the strangest-looking ants that can be
found all over the world, photographed by ant scientist Alex Wild.
If you think these are cool, see more of Alex's photos and learn
more about these ants at
Myrmecos.net. |
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