Portrait of a hairy crazy ant Nylanderia sp. nr. pubens. Morretes, Paraná, Brazil - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Tramps & Invaders

The rise of human civilization has brought significant changes to the world's ant fauna. Previously obscure ants thrive in new urban and human-modified landscapes, transforming themselves into damaging pest species. A great many species have risen to global dominance by hitchhiking around with trade, cargo, and commerce.

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A pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis drinks from a droplet of spilled sugar water.

Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia

Monomorium pharaonis, the pharaoh's ant, among the most prevalent indoor ant pests.

Panama City, Panama

The pharoah's ant Monomorium pharaonis is among the most persistent of indoor ant pests. These slender yellow ants characteristically form long foraging trails.

Panama City, Panama

Monomorium floricola ranks among the most traveled of all ants. This diminutive species has spread with human commerce to nearly every lowland tropical region. Here, a worker tends to a mealybug in Panama.

Isla Contadora, Panama

The taxonomy of the hairy crazy ant Nylanderia sp. is not yet settled, and the pest species is referred to variously as Nylanderia fulva, Nylanderia pubens, and Nylanderia nr. pubens.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil

Portrait of a hairy crazy ant Nylanderia sp. nr. pubens.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil

Paratrechina longicornis - black crazy ant. Along a sun-soaked beach on a Panamanian island, ants drink from nectaries on the underside of a leaf. Many plants attract ants with nectaries, and the ants in return help remove the plant's herbivorous pests.

Isla Contadora, Panama

Paratrechina longicornis - black crazy ant. Along a sun-soaked beach on a Panamanian island, ants drink from nectaries on the underside of a leaf. Many plants attract ants with nectaries, and the ants in return help remove the plant's herbivorous pests.

Isla Contadora, Panama

Portrait of a hairy crazy ant Nylanderia sp. nr. pubens.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil

Portrait of a hairy crazy ant Nylanderia sp. nr. pubens.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil

Portrait of a hairy crazy ant Nylanderia sp. nr. pubens.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil

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