Ants in the Wild — Site Blog

Orectognathus clarki

We've found another interesting ant this week. This time it's Orectognathus clarki that makes an appearance.

Polyrhachis ammon makes a return.

We managed to shoot this macro video of the fabled Polyrhachis ammon yesterday. Check it out.

Rhytidoponera aspersa

We came across a colony of the stunning Rhytidoponera aspersa this week.

Photo of the week

Spider ants!

The stunning Polyrhachis ammon

We were lucky enough to stumble upon lots of Polyrhachis ammon colonies whilst out looking for ants last week.

Uber ants?

Take a close look at this photo. There's a cheeky little ant riding on top of a Myrmecia fulvipes in the wild that we spotted a few weeks back.