Myrmecology: the Study of Ants

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A myrmecologist sorts through ant specimens collected from a Malaise trap. Kibale forest, Uganda
Myrmecologists often use baits to study the ecology of ants in the field. Here, Dorymyrmex bureni feed at a honey bait. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Ant specimens preserved in a museum collection.
A queen ant in 15 million year old Dominican amber.
Harpegnathos saltator- one of the first ants slated to have its genome sequenced. Researchers at Arizona State University use unique combinations of paint to keep track of individuals in their study colonies. This ant appears ready for the holidays. Laboratory colony at Arizona State University
A laboratory nest of Aphaenogaster rudis. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
A major worker of the Florida Carpenter Ant Camponotus floridanus, one of the first ant species to have its genome sequenced. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Cephalotes umbraculatus turtle ant fighting an aspirator. Archidona, Napo, Ecuador
Specimens of Atta leafcutter queens stored in ethanol with samples of their fungus. University of Texas
A laboratory nest of Aphaenogaster rudis.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
A laboratory nest of Aphaenogaster rudis. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
A laboratory nest of Aphaenogaster rudis.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
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