Nylanderia bourbonica is a tramp species that has spread with commerce to warmer regions around the world.

West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Strumigenys rogeri miniature trap-jaw ant foraging in a rotting log.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Technomyrmex difficilis. The pattern of hairs on the head and back of this ant is diagnostic for this species.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Technomyrmex difficilis, brood nest with workers and developing larvae and pupae.  This African species has become a pest in warm climates around the world.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Strumigenys rogeri, an African species of miniature trap-jaw ant that has spread around the world with human commerce.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Strumigenys louisianae is a tiny trap-jaw ant that has traveled around the world with human commerce.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Cardiocondyla mauritanica, worker drinking from a droplet of sugar water.

Solano County, California, USA
Cardiocondyla emeryi

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Cardiocondyla emeryi

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Technomyrmex difficilis, brood nest with workers and developing larvae and pupae. This African species has become a pest in warm climates around the world.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Technomyrmex difficilis, brood nest with workers and developing larvae and pupae.  This African species has become a pest in warm climates around the world.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Technomyrmex difficilis, brood nest with workers and developing larvae and pupae. This African species has become a pest in warm climates around the world.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
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