Myrmecology: the Study of Ants

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Dinoponera australis, posing on a page from William Morton Wheeler's classic 1910 text "Ants: their structure, development, and behavior". Misiones, Argentina
A gliding ant, Cephalotes atratus, held with forceps prior to a drop. Gamboa, Panama
Dinoponera australis, posing on a page from William Morton Wheeler's classic 1910 text "Ants: their structure, development, and behavior". Misiones, Argentina
Myrmecologist Jo-anne Holley marks an unconscious ant with a unique pattern of paint for laboratory study. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Marking an ant with a unique pattern of paint allows researchers to keep track of her activities in a laboratory colony. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Ant versus finger. Harpegnathos saltator was one of the first ants to have its genome sequenced. Laboratory colony at Arizona State University, USA
Temnothorax rugatulus. Ants in this laboratory nest are individually marked with dabs of paint to help researchers at the University of Arizona track their activities. Tucson, Arizona, USA
Temnothorax rugatulus. Ants in this laboratory nest are individually marked with dabs of paint to help researchers at the University of Arizona track their activities. Tucson, Arizona, USA
Temnothorax rugatulus. Ants in this laboratory nest are individually marked with dabs of paint to help researchers at the University of Arizona track their activities. As Temnothorax are hardy ants that adapt well to the laboratory, they are frequently used for studies of ant behavior. Tucson, Arizona, USA
Ant versus finger. Harpegnathos saltator was one of the first ants to have its genome sequenced.

Laboratory colony at Arizona State University, USA
Ant versus finger. Harpegnathos saltator was one of the first ants to have its genome sequenced. Laboratory colony at Arizona State University, USA
Ant versus finger. Harpegnathos saltator was one of the first ants to have its genome sequenced.

Laboratory colony at Arizona State University, USA
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