Banded sugar ant
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The banded sugar ant, also known as the sugar ant, is a species of ant native to Australia. A member of the genus Camponotus in the subfamily Formicinae, it was described by German entomologist Wilhel
Black headed sugar ant
Banded sugar ants rebuild their nest entrance following rain
Workers recruit additional nestmates to exploit newly discovered food sources by the method of tandem running. The lead worker (on the left) has returned to the nest and is leading the remaining workers back to the food source.
The meat ant, a known competitor of the banded sugar ant
Ant
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Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More
Banded sugar ant
…ant Worker with cocoon Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Formicidae Subfamily: Formicinae Genus: Camponotus Subgenus: Tanaemyrmex Species: C. consobrinus Binomial name Camponotus consobrinus (Erichson, 1842) Distribution…
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Bright red ant, likely part of the Formica pallidefulva species group, on a flower
Ants fossilised in Baltic amber
Bull ant showing the powerful mandibles and the relatively large compound eyes that provide excellent vision