21. Ants Of Kentucky - University Of Kentucky Entomology TAXONOMY KINGDOM Animalia PHYLUM Arthropoda CLASS Insecta ORDER Hymenoptera FAMILY Formicidae WHAT ARE ants? http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/wasps/ants/ants.htm

University of Kentucky Entomology Kentucky Critter Files Kentucky Insects /Ants University of Kentucky Department of Entomology - Kentucky Critter Files Critter Files ARTHROPODS: GUEST CRITTERS: SEARCH: THUMBNAILS: ANTS Critter Files Insects /Ants By Blake Newton University of Kentucky Department of Entomology TAXONOMY WHAT ARE ANTS? LIFE CYCLE ECOLOGY PEST STATUS ... MYTHS, LEGENDS, AND FOLKLORE WHAT ARE ANTS? Ants are special types of wasps that have evolved into highly social organisms. All ants live in organized colonies composed of different types of ants that are specialized for different types of labor. Worker and soldier ants lack wings, but queen ants and male (drone) ants have wings in most species. Ants also have distinct elbowed antennae. Certain wingless wasps, especially velvet ants , closely resemble true ants. These wasps will not have elbowed antennae, however. There are many species of ants in Kentucky. Most are black, brown, or red and are less than 1/2" long. SIZE: Adult body length up to 3/4"

22. Antbase.org Outlines the steps of a typical ant colony, from the creation of the colony to the death of its queen. http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/ants/ant_colony_cycle.html

Taxon search Help Author search Help Home Databases Projects ... About Welcome to antbase.org Antbase now provides for the first time access to all the ant species of the world, one of the ecologically most important groups of animals worldwide. Antbase is a collaborative effort between scientists from around the world, aiming at providing the best possible access to the wealth of information on ants, to fulfill the conservation needs of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), and the Species Survival Commission of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Antbase, together with the Hymenoptera On-line Database, is the data provider for ants to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, ITIS. Antbase is being built and maintained at the American Museum of Natural History ( Donat Agosti ) and the Ohio State University ( Norman F. Johnson To cite antbase itself, use: Agosti, D., and N. F. Johnson. Editors. 2005. Antbase. World Wide Web electronic publication. antbase.org, version (05/2005) To give due credit to the original authors, please cite data taken from antbase by the author and citation of the respective record.

23. Leafcutter Ant - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Leafcutter ants, a nongeneric name, are any of 41 species of leaf-chewing ants belonging to the two genera Atta and Acromyrmex. These species of tropical, fungus-growing ants are all http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_cutter_ants

Leafcutter ant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Leaf cutter ants Jump to: navigation search This article may need to be wikified to meet Wikipedia's quality standards . Please help by adding relevant internal links , or by improving the article's layout (May 2009) Atta colombica workers transporting leaves Leafcutter ants , a non-generic name , are any of 41 species of leaf-chewing ants belonging to the two genera Atta and Acromyrmex . These species of tropical fungus-growing ants are all endemic to South and Central America and parts of the southern United States The Acromyrmex and Atta ants have much in common anatomically; however, the two can be identified by their external differences. Atta ants have 3 pairs of spines and a smooth exoskeleton on the upper surface of the thorax while Acromyrmex have 4 pairs and a rough exoskeleton. Contents Colony life cycle Reproduction and colony founding Colony hierarchy Ant-fungus mutualism ... edit Colony life cycle edit Reproduction and colony founding Atta colombica , queen with larvae and workers on substrate Winged females and males leave their respective nests en masse and engage in a nuptial flight known as the revoada . Each female mates with multiple males to collect the 300 million sperm she needs to set up a colony. Once on the ground the female loses her wings and searches for a suitable underground lair in which to found her colony. The success rate of these young queens is very low and only 2.5% will go on to establish a long-lived colony. In order to start her own fungus garden, the queen stores bits of the parental fungus garden

24. World Almanac Kor Kids Unlike bees and wasps, some species of which are solitary, all ants are social, living in organized colonies. True ants are to be distinguished from the socalled white ants, or http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=wwwwak-058&arti

25. The Ant Farm (Security Check) -- A Personal Web Site Related To Ants Like an ant farm, many tunnels lead to various chambers filled with ants, goodies, and outdoor sweets (favorite links). Includes a message board, chat, and versions of the site in several languages. http://alpha.zimage.com/~ant/

26. Ants Of The World AntWeb illustrates the incredible diversity of ants (Family Formicidae) by providing information and high quality color images of many of the approximately 14,000 known ant species http://www.antweb.org/

27. Simulation Of Ant's Emergent Behavior Using StarLogo A virtual ant colony was created to investigate the emergent behaviors demonstrated by ants. It uses the StarLogo simulation tool. http://www.thepangburns.com/jesse/projects/ant_simulation.htm

Simulation of Ant's Emergent Behavior Using StarLogo This page is about a short personal project of mine to investigate emergent behavior. To this end, I created a virtual ant colony using a piece of software called StarLogo made by some people at MIT. The idea is that each ant alone is next to useless for gathering food efficiently, but a bunch of ants each acting on its own simple set of rules together are able to gather food much more efficiently. This phenomenon where the group ability is greater than the sum of each individual acting alone, can be a form of emergent behavior. An excellent book on emergent behavior is "EMERGENCE The connected lives of ants, brains, cities, and software" by Steven Johnson. This book was recommended by a friend and inspired me to do this project. I'll quote his definition of emergence here, from the inside flap of the book cover: Emergence is what happens when an interconnected system of relatively simple elements self-organizes to form more intelligent, more adaptive higher-level behavior. It's a bottom-up model; rather than being engineered by a general or a master planner, emergence begins at the ground level. Systems that at first glance seem vastly differentant colonies, human brains, cities, immune systemsall turn out to follow the rules of emergence. In each of these systems, agents residing on one scale start producing behavior that lies a scale above them: ants create colonies, urbanites create neighborhoods.

28. Ants ants are among the most successful insects. Experts estimate that there could be 20,000 or more species of ants in the world. http://www.greensmiths.com/ants.htm

Ants Ants are among the most successful insects. Experts estimate that there could be 20,000 or more species of ants in the world. They have evolved to fill a variety of different ecological niches as predators, herbivores, leaf-cutters, seed-harvesters, aphid- tenders, and fungus-growers. They are found in deserts and rainforests, mountains and valleys, from the Arctic Circle to the tip of South America. They are interesting organisms that should be studied to better understand their unique behaviors and their roles in the earth's ecosystems. They can also be pests, however. Fire ants and others may sting or bite people and animals. Pharaoh ants get into wounds and dressings in hospitals. House-infesting ants can become pests by their presence in kitchens and living areas. Carpenter ants tunnel into structural wood. Mound-building ants mar the appearance of lawns and landscaped areas. Sometimes ants must be managed to suppress a pest problem. The Ant Colony and Life Cycle Ants belong to the insect order Hymenoptera, which also includes the wasps and bees . Ants are distinguished from many of their nearest relatives by two characteristics: a narrow "waist" (the slender free-moving portion of the abdomen called a pedicel) and elbowed antennae.

29. Ant Control: Kill Fire Ants, Carpenter Ants And Other Ants Using Liquid Ant Bait Liquid bait, ant control system. It s used for fire ants, argentine ants, carpenter ants, and white footed ants. http://www.kmantpro.com/

Eliminates the Entire Ant Colony Not Just the Foraging Ants Introduction How it Works Advantages Carpenter Ants Argentine Ants ... Testimonials AntPro Insect Control System The AntPro Insect Control System kills and destroys entire ant colonies, not just individual foraging ants. Its patented round-the-clock, feed-on-demand, liquid bait delivery capability includes 360 degree, high-volume insect traffic access to bait. Effective against carpenter ants, imported fire ants, Argentine ants, white footed ants, Caribbean crazy ants, as well as, numerous other problem ants, cockroaches, earwigs and other insect species. The most important fact to keep in mind is that AntPro accomplishes its task without broadcasting pesticides that sacrifice your health and the environment we share. AntPro Bait Dispenser AntPro protects your family's health, home and environment with continuous, non-invasive, insect control and monitoring, while the bait remains safely within the dispenser. Currently in use protecting organic and sustainable food crops, homes, offices, condominiums, hospitals, communities, military bases, public facilities, parks, zoos and historic sites including extensive ongoing participation in University of California and a number of other United States and international urban and agricultural field research programs.

30. Young Naturalists: Ants - Minnesota Conservation Volunteer: Minnesota DNR ants Quadrillions of ants. They crawl over the rocks by the dock. They pile up sand on the sidewalk. They scurry across the kitchen floor. City or country, outdoors or in, ants http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/young_naturalists/ants/index.html

31. GAKKEN'S PHOTO ENCYCLOPEDIA "ANTS" : Contents Helps teens identify the difference between ants and mimicking ants with an emphasis on ant species, nests, and enemies. http://ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/INTRODUCTION/Gakken79E/Page_02.html

C O N T E N T S Ant meals Very fond of insects, sweet foods and seeds Very fond of seeds Carry 2,400 insects to their nest per day ... Ant species Various ants Ants showing curious behavior Insects mimicking ants Insects mimicking ants Termite, Jumping spider, Velvet ant Other insects mimicking the ant Larvae of chinch bug, Ant loving beetle, Rove beetle How to catch ants 1. When you catch only one ant 2. Catching many ants 3. Let's break off a dacayed branch of a tree ... 12. How many workers are born in one nest? Index

32. Ants Easier ants are small insects, strong for their size, that live in a large group called a colony. ants often dig tunnels in http://42explore.com/ants.htm

The Topic: Ants Easier - Ants are small insects, strong for their size, that live in a large group called a colony. Ants often dig tunnels in the ground or in wood. Ants can carry over 25 times their weight. There are many kinds of ants. Harder - Ants are small social insects that live in organized communities called a colony. There are near 20,000 species of ants that vary in size, color, and ways of life. Most are a dull, drab color such as brown, rust, or black. However some ants are yellow, green, blue, or purple. The largest ant species can reach over 1 inch in length, while the smallest is about 1/25 of an inch. Some ants can lift items 50 times their own weight. Ants are distinguished from ant like wasps by a knot like growth or node on top of their waist. Ants are most numerous in warm climate regions, but they live almost everywhere on land except for extremely cold locations. Ants have many different ways of life. Some ants live in underground tunnels or build earthen mounds. Other ants live inside trees or in certain plants. Some construct nests of tree leaves. Army ants do not have permanent nests. Some types of army ants move across the land in enormous swarms eating insects they encounter. 'Slave maker' ants raid other nests and enslave the captured young. Harvester ants collect seeds and store them within their nests. Another species are sometimes called dairying ants, because they keep insects that give off a sweet liquid.

33. All About Ants Learn all about ants, how they live and ant anatomy. http://www.infowest.com/life/aants.htm

34. Ants There are over 8,800 species of ants in the family Formicidae all of them are eusocial (although some slavemaking species no longer have a worker caste). http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/tutorial/Social/ants.html

NC State University General Entomology ENT 425 Choose a Destination... Ants Reproductive Caste Queen Drone Worker Caste e.g. soldiers, honey pots, etc.). queen , hundreds or thousands of adult female workers , a nursery for rearing eggs, larvae, and pupae, a storage area for food reserves, and a disposal site for waste and dead bodies. Types of ants. Harvester ants Army ants Slave-maker ants Leafcutter ants Weaver ants Honey-pot ants Fire ants Thief ants Carpenter ants More about ANTS Social Insects Termites Bees ... Wasps Return to ENT 425 HomePage Return to Tutorial Index John R. Meyer Department of Entomology NC State University

35. Insecta Inspecta World - Argentine Ants Discover the role of ants in ecosystems through information on their feeding and communication systems, social structure, and impact on their environment. http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/ants/argentine/index.html

Home Ants Bees Beetles ... Home Argentine Ants Although ants seem little and insignificant to us, once we look into their world they become important. The way Argentine ants build their homes and the way they communicate are unique. In addition, the social structure of the Argentine ant is different from other ants. To get into their world, it's necessary to learn more about them. Are you ready? Let's march into the underground world of the Argentine ant. Left . . . left . . . left, right, left . . . HABITATS The Argentine ants can usually be found in the top six feet of soil. They can live in moist soil underneath buildings and by sidewalks. Boards can also be used as shelter. Sometimes colonies develop in potted plant soil. Nests can be made of rocks, twigs, dirt, and so forth. Argentine ants relocate their nests often. Food sources and temperature affect where nests are built. Other types of ants live in anthills that look simple on the outside but contain a labyrinth of specialized chambers. WELCOME TO THE COLONY!

36. Ants ants are insects and like all insects the body has three main parts the head, the thorax (middle section), and the abdomen. ants have six legs that are attached to the thorax http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/ants.htm

Ants Ants are insects and like all insects the body has three main parts - the head, the thorax (middle section), and the abdomen. Ants have six legs that are attached to the thorax, three to each side. The head is made up of the jaws, the eyes, and the antennae. The eyes of ants are made up of many lenses and are called compound eyes. Compound eyes make it possible for ants to see movement very well. An ant's head showing antennae The antennae are special organs used by the ant to smell, touch, taste, and hear. In the abdomen are the ant's stomach and rectum. Many species (kinds) of ants have poison sacks and/or stingers in the end of the abdomen for defense against predators (enemies) Ants breathe through tiny holes all over their body. The ant's heart is a long tube that pumps colourless blood from the head back to the abdomen and then back up to the head again. Did you know? There may be as many as 20 000 different species of ants in the world. Ants live in large colonies or groups. Their home is a nest. There may be up to a million ants in a large nest. In each colony there are three types of ants: the queen, the female workers, and males. The male ants' job is to mate with queen ants so that they will be able to lay eggs. Male ants don't live very long. A male and a female queen ant mate. The female is the larger ant

37. Ant- Enchanted Learning Software ants are insects that live all over the world. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/ant/Antcoloringpage.shtml

Advertisement. EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. Click here to learn more. Join Enchanted Learning Site subscriptions last 12 months. Click here for more information on site membership. As low as $20.00/year (directly by Credit Card Site members have access to the entire website with print-friendly pages and no ads. (Already a member? Click here. Our subscribers' grade-level estimate for this page: 3rd - 4th More on Ants Enchanted Learning ANTS Animal Printouts Label Me! Printouts There are thousands of species of ants found all over the world and in just about every type of land environment. Many species are found in rain forests . The science of studying ants is called myrmecology. These common social insects live in colonies (groups of related ants). Each colony consists of: Queen - The queen begins her life with wings, which she uses while mating. After mating with a male ant (or many males), she flies to her nesting area. She then loses her wings and spends her life laying eggs. Workers - Workers are the many sterile (non-reproducing), wingless female worker ants who are the daughters of the queen. These workers collect food and feed members of the colony, defend the colony, and enlarge the nest. Most of the ants in a colony are workers.

38. Ants - Do It Yourself Pest Control At Cooperseeds.com ants Please check out our new web site antsbgone.com. ants are generally difficult to control. You may have tried supermarket remedies and realized that they don't really work. http://www.cooperseeds.com/ants.php3

view shopping cart checkout Ants Please check out our new web site antsbgone.com Ants are generally difficult to control. You may have tried supermarket remedies and realized that they don't really work. You need to use the same chemicals as what the professional exterminators use. We at Cooper's have evaluated the different treatments and are pleased to offer the following effective solutions for: small ants carpenter ants fire ants leafcutter ants ... white footed ants Small Ants The most common nuisance ant is the small ant, which comes in shades of black and brown. Many species make up this group, including house ants, pharaoh ants and pavement ants. These are the ants that often enter the home, foraging for food or in search of shelter. Ants live in colonies that are made up of sterile female workers, short-lived males and an egg-laying female queen. Ants that enter the home are worker ants. They communicate with others by means of a pheromone, and deposit of this pheromone is what leads the ants to form trails. Small ants have a wide variety of feeding habits. Some feed on sugar or starch substances, while others feed on grease or protein.

39. ANts P2P ants P2P realizes a third generation P2P net. It protects your privacy while you are connected and makes you not trackable, hiding your identity (ip) and http://antsp2p.sourceforge.net/

40. Ants Of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) John Longino s article about Costa Rican ants, as well as information on how to interpret the names of ant species and how to properly mount ant specimens for museum use. http://www.evergreen.edu/ants/AntsofCostaRica.html

Ants of Costa Rica List of Genera by Subfamily NEW Lachnomyrmex updated with new revision by Feitosa and Brandao. NEW Bariamyrma discovered in Costa Rica. NEW Report of ants collected on 2008 Ant Course in Venezuela. NEW Dorymyrmex and Forelius pages posted: Dorymyrmex Forelius NEW Wasmannia pages updated, with key and pages for all known species: click here Report of miniWinkler survey of litter ants of Osa Biodiversity Center, March 2010 Report of miniWinkler survey of litter ants of Osa Biodiversity Center, March 2008 How I record collection codes in an Excel file and use them to print labels ... Report of high-elevation ant fauna from Barva transect. Other links A set of links I really like (especially because Ants of Costa Rica is called "Mother of websites on regional ant faunas"), on Jochen Bihn's Ants of Cachoeira site. AntWeb California Academy of Sciences, Brian Fisher et al. Alex Wild's Myrmecos.net , the coolest ant website around. Alpert et al. 2007 taxonomic catalogue of the ants of the world American Museum Social Insects website William L. Brown Memorial Digital Library William and Emma Mackay Ants of North America site ... iSpecies Introduction This web resource provides species-level information on the ants of Costa Rica. The basic information unit is a species web page. The page for a particular species contains images, identification tips, geography, natural history, and recommendations on how to collect the species. Linked to these species pages are various synthetic documents, such as keys and species lists. There is a genus list, which contains all the ant genera known to occur in Costa Rica, and there is a picture guide to these genera. The picture guide is not a key; for technical keys to the ant genera of the world refer to Bolton (1994) or Holldobler and Wilson (1990).

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