The 21 species photographed here are the most common ants encountered by pest control operators in North America. Not all species are found in all regions, however. 

Original file is 3,969 pixel-width and can be printed to small poster size; individual ants are between 200 and 600 pixels, depending on the species.
Brachymyrmex depilis - rover ant
Brachymyrmex depilis

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Brachymyrmex obscurior is a South American species that has been introduced to tropical and subtropical climates around the world.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Brachymyrmex obscurior rover ants carry sand grains out from an excavation deep within their nest.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus with pupae in the brood nest.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex patagonicus is a South American rover ant that is spreading rapidly across the southern and western United States. Here, workers feed from a honey bait.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Brachymyrmex obscurior

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
The 21 species photographed here are the most common ants encountered by pest control operators in North America. Not all species are found in all regions, however.

Original file is 3,969 pixel-width and can be printed to small poster size; individual ants are between 200 and 600 pixels, depending on the species.
The 21 species photographed here are the most common ants encountered by pest control operators in North America. Not all species are found in all regions, however. 

Original file is 3,969 pixel-width and can be printed to small poster size; individual ants are between 200 and 600 pixels, depending on the species.
The 21 species photographed here are the most common ants encountered by pest control operators in North America. Not all species are found in all regions, however.

Original file is 3,969 pixel-width and can be printed to small poster size; individual ants are between 200 and 600 pixels, depending on the species.
See photo in original gallery.
all images and text © Alex Wild 2001-2013