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Ant - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant
Information from Wikipedia on this family of eusocial insects. |
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Myrmecos.net - http://www.myrmecos.net/
Close-up images of ants and other insects by Alex Wild. |
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AntWeb - http://www.antweb.org/
Extensive information about the ants of California and Madagascar from the California Academy of Sciences. Includes browsable and searchable high-resolution images of specimens. |
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Photos of ants - http://ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/INTRODUCTION/Gakken79E/Page_02.html
Photo encyclopedia of various ants showing their biology and habits. |
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USDA Areawide Suppression of Fire Ants - http://fireant.ifas.ufl.edu/
Information on fire ant control in the USA, including biology, chemical and biological controls, publications, contacts, and distribution maps. |
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Red Imported Fire Ant - http://ipmworld.umn.edu/chapters/lockley.htm
History, biology and control of the Red Imported Fire Ant , an IPM pest fact sheet. |
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Behavior of Real Ants - http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~mdorigo/ACO/RealAnts.html
Facts concerning ant trails and foraging behavior. |
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Japanese Ants Color Image Database - http://ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/E/
A guide to Japanese ants and their taxonomy, as well as general information about ants. Available in English and Japanese. |
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Ant Colony Cycle - http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/ants/ant_colony_cycle.html
View photos and read explanations of the life and building cycle of an ant colony. Click on the images for additional details. |
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Ants of Costa Rica - http://www.evergreen.edu/ants/AntsofCostaRica.html
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. |
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Ants - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG080
This article describes ants that may be found around the home, their identification, biology, food preferences and control measures. |
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Australian Ants Online - http://www.ento.csiro.au/science/ants/
Guide to the Australian ant fauna. Biology, species list, identification keys, and descriptions. |
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Ants of the Southwest - http://www.tightloop.com/ants/
A large collection of photos of ants in their natural habit in Arizona. Photos are divided by species. |
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Ants of West Africa and the Congo Basin - http://antbase.org/ants/africa/
An electronic book by Brian Taylor covering geography and history, ant mosaics, economic importance of ants, biodiversity and niches, and taxonomy. |
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Notes From Underground - http://www.notesfromunderground.org/
Illustrated articles on ant biology, behavior, and ecology. |
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Army Ant - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Ant
Information from Wikipedia on these ants which have no nest but move in aggressive predatory foraging groups, a strategy adopted by species from several different subfamilies. |
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Gliding Ant - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliding_ant
Information from Wikipedia on arboreal ants that can control the direction of their descent when jumpin or falling from a tree. |
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Interesting Facts About Ants - http://www.lingolex.com/ants.htm
Provides general information about ants, such as body structure, life span, and life cycle. |
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Argentine Ants - http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0403.htm
Why Argentine Ants invade homes in Southern California. |
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A Checklist of the Ants of Michigan - http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fauna/MICHANTS.html
The taxonomy of the 113 ant species recorded in Michigan, with an introduction describing the history of Michigan myrmecology. |
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Ants of the Cowling Arboretum and McKnight Prairie, Carleton College - http://www.acad.carleton.edu/curricular/BIOL/resources/ant/
This is a presentation of the research being done at the Cowling Arboretum, with general information on how to collect, identify and study ants. |
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Myrm's Ant Nest - http://www.antnest.co.uk/
The basics of myrmecology (the study of ants), concentrating on species found in the British Isles. |
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Ant Photo Library - http://www.antphoto.com.au
Commercial photo archive offers images of Australian and international insect, wildlife, landscapes and plants. Browse a full listing of subjects. |
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Ant Anatomy - http://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/entomo/ants/ant_anatomy.htm
Annotated illustrations of the ant, the different parts of its body and its limbs. |
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Ant from the Antipodes - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/art97/ellsant.html
Photograph of an ant from Australia with enlargements of its foot and mandibles. |
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Argentine Ants - http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/biosecurity/argentineants/factsheet.pdf
Information about Linepithema humile, one of the world's most invasive ant species, in New Zealand. |
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Online Catalog of Ants of North America - http://www.cs.unc.edu/~hedlund/ants/
A resource includes nomenclature (scientific names), natural history, genus-level identification guide, and annotated bibliography. |
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Solenopsis invicta - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/solenopsis/s._invicta$narrative.html
Imported Fire Ant. |
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Red Harvester Ants - http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/l-5314.html
Description, pest control, management, and the effect of the diminishing red harvester ant population on the Texas horned lizard which is a protected threatened species. |
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The Ant Farm - http://alpha.zimage.com/~ant/
A personal site with links to information about ants, including keeping them as pets. Includes FAQ and message board. |
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A Gallery of British Ants - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay98/mayimg3.html
Photographs of Lasius flavus and three species of Myrmica. |
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Ants of Borneo - http://homepage.mac.com/aenictus/AntsofBorneo.htm
Information on the many species of ant found in Borneo, with species lists and identification keys. |
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Smithsonian Magazine - Small Matters - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/matters.html
Illustrated article about how leafcutter ants learned to grow fungi, changing from hunter-gatherers to farmers. |
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Biogeography of Army Ants (Dorylinae spp) - http://bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/Spring99Projects/ants.htm
Project by Zachary Gifford provides a description of these fearsome ants, with information on their habitat, evolution and distribution. |
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Ant Colonies - http://www.antcolonies.net/
Describes how various species organize their society. Includes facts on feeding, communication, and government. |