Ant Gallery (Get up-close to ants)
To navigate by keyboard, use Shift to zoom and Control to zoom out. When zoomed in, use arrow buttons to move the zoomed box around the image. Use Tab or Tab + Shift to visit Previous or Next buttons to see another specimen in the same gallery. Use Control or Command plus the letter W to close the Zoom Gallery window.
Dr. Biology
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. We also have a companion story about ants that you might like to check out.
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| Cephalotes atratus Giant Gliding Ant Panama |
Odontomachus coquereli Trap-Jaw Ant Madagascar |
Oecophylla longinoda Weaver Ant Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa |
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| Atopomyrmex mocquerysi no common name Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa |
Myrmecia nigrocincta Bull Ant North Queensland, Australia |
Mystrium oberthueri no common name Madagascar |
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| Camponotus pennsylvanicus Black Carpenter Ant Upstate NY, USA |
Pheidole rhea no common name Arizona, USA |
Atta texana Leaf-Cutter Ant Texas, USA |
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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