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Ants of Thailand.jpg

Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758

Ants

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera


Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organised colonies that may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. Larger colonies consist mostly of sterile wingless females forming castes of "workers", "soldiers", or other specialised groups. Nearly all ant colonies also have some fertile males called "drones" and one or more fertile females called "queens". The colonies sometimes are described as superorganisms because the ants appear to operate as a unified entity, collectively working together to support the colony
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant

According to the Thailand Natural History Museum there is an estimated 800 - 1,000 species of ant in Thailand, with only 247 of these being recorded.
Many thanks to Benoit Guénard (Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong) for his help identifying the ants on this page.

Family: Formicidae - Subfamily: Formicina
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Camponotus singularis
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Camponotus singularis
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Camponotus singularis
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Camponotus singularis
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Camponotus singularis
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Camponotus singularis
Carpenter ant from Thailand.jpg
Camponotus sp. (Carpenter ant)
Thailand carpenter ant.jpg
Camponotus sp. (Carpenter ant)
Camponotus ant Thailand.jpg
Camponotus sp. (Carpenter ant)
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Dolichoderus sp.
Dorylus laevigatus.jpg
Dorylus laevigatus (Sausage Fly, Driver Ant)
Sausage Fly Thailand.jpg
Dorylus laevigatus (Sausage Fly, Driver Ant)
two queen weaver ants in Thailand.jpg
Oecophylla smaragdina (Queens)
Weaver ants killing a black ant.jpg
Oecophylla smaragdina (Weaver ants)
Weaver ants with a moth.jpg
Oecophylla smaragdina (Weaver ants)
Weaver ants with prey.jpg
Oecophylla smaragdina (Weaver ants)
Weaver ants killing a single weaver ant.jpg
Oecophylla smaragdina (Weaver ants)
weaver ants with a caterpillar.jpg
Oecophylla smaragdina (Weaver ants)
Weaver ant on a leaf Chiang Mai
Oecophylla smaragdina (Weaver ants)
Oecophylla smaragdina.jpg
Oecophylla smaragdina (Weaver ants)
weaver ant Thailand.jpg
Oecophylla smaragdina (Weaver ant)
Thailand weaver ant.jpg
Oecophylla smaragdina (Weaver ant)
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Oecophylla smaragdina queen
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Oecophylla smaragdina (Weaver ant). Chonburi Province, August 2012
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Oecophylla smaragdina (Weaver ant). Chonburi Province, August 2012
Polyrhachis proxima, gold ant thailand.jpg
Polyrhachis proxima
Polyrhachis proxima, gold ant thailand.jpg
Polyrhachis proxima
Polyrhachis proxima, gold ant thailand.jpg
Polyrhachis proxima
Polyrhachis proxima, gold ant thailand.jpg
Polyrhachis proxima
Polyrhachis proxima.jpg
Polyrhachis proxima
Polyrhachis proxima ant from Thailand.jpg
Polyrhachis proxima
Polyrhachis bihamata.jpg
Polyrhachis bihamata
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Polyrhachis sp. 003
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Polyrhachis sp. 003
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Polyrhachis sp. 003
Polyrhachis ant, Doi Suhep.jpg
Polyrhachis sp. 002
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Polyrhachis sp. 004
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Polyrhachis sp. 004
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Polyrhachis sp. 004
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Polyrhachis sp. 006
Carpenter Ant in Thailand.jpg
Polyrhachis sp. 005
Two Carpenter Ants in Thailand.jpg
Polyrhachis sp. 005
Camponotus ant species in thailand.jpg
Polyrhachis sp. 005
Camponotus ant species in thailand.jpg
Polyrhachis sp. 005
Black Ant with red legs 001.jpg
Polyrhachis sp. 005
Black Ant with red legs in Thailand001.jpg
Polyrhachis sp. 005
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Polyrhachis sp. 005

Family: Formicidae - Subfamily: Myrmicina
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Carebara sp.
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Carebara sp.
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cf. Solenopsis geminata (invasive)

​Family: Formicidae - Subfamily: Ponerinae
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Diacamma intricatum
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Diacamma intricatum
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Diacamma intricatum
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Diacamma intricatum
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Diacamma intricatum
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Diacamma intricatum
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Diacamma intricatum
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Diacamma intricatum
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Diacamma intricatum
Large Black Ant 004.jpg
cf. Ectomomyrmex sp.

Family: Formicidae - Subfamily: Pseudomyrmecinae
Tetraponera rufonigra.jpg
Tetraponera rufonigra (Arboreal Bicolored Ant)
Tetraponera rufonigra.jpg
Tetraponera rufonigra (Arboreal Bicolored Ant)
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Tetraponera nigra

Black Ants about 2 mm long, the first picture shows the Ant's size next to a one baht coin. These ant's were moving very quickly and were constantly bringing insect prey to their underground nest, including centipedes, spiders and flies.
According to Benoit Guénard these ants are probably Paratrechina longicornis, an invasive species, but he has doubt with Iridomyrmex anceps. This highlights the difficulty of Identifying ants from pictures, especially at the species level.
Thai ants fighting centipede 06.jpg
Thai ants fighting centipede 01.jpg
Thai ants fighting centipede 02.jpg
Thai ants fighting centipede 03.jpg
Thai ants fighting centipede 04.jpg
Thai ants fighting centipede 05.jpg
Thai ants fighting centipede 09.jpg
Thai ants fighting centipede 10.jpg
Thai ants fighting centipede 12.jpg
Small Thai back ants with a spider.jpg
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Unidentified Ants
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Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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