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A couple of ants retreating from their flooding acorn home.

Acorn Home

A couple of ants retreating from their flooding acorn home.

The Dove and the Ant.

Aesop

The Dove and the Ant.

The Dove and the Ant.

Aesop

The Dove and the Ant.

There are approximately 2500 species of ants.

Ant

There are approximately 2500 species of ants.

Some ants are poisonous.

Ant

Some ants are poisonous.

"Nest of the Carpenter Ant." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Ant Nest

"Nest of the Carpenter Ant." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Red Wood Ant worker's head. "Workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies."

Red Wood Ant Worker's Head

Red Wood Ant worker's head. "Workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies."

"In a colony are the females, which are the largest in size." The females are very long-lived.

Horse Ant Female

"In a colony are the females, which are the largest in size." The females are very long-lived.

The male horse ant has wings, and after pairing is allowed to stray away and soon die.

Horse Ant Male

The male horse ant has wings, and after pairing is allowed to stray away and soon die.

The workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies.

Horse Ant Worker

The workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies.

Monomorium pharaonis, can be found in myriads, and nothing is safe from it.

Pharaoh Ant

Monomorium pharaonis, can be found in myriads, and nothing is safe from it.

"In a colony are the females, which are the largest in size." The females are very long-lived.

Red Wood Ant Female

"In a colony are the females, which are the largest in size." The females are very long-lived.

The larva is the stage right after the eggs are laid. In this stage, the larva is white and legless.

Red Wood Ant Larva

The larva is the stage right after the eggs are laid. In this stage, the larva is white and legless.

The male red wood ant has wings, and after pairing is allowed to stray away and soon die.

Red Wood Ant Male

The male red wood ant has wings, and after pairing is allowed to stray away and soon die.

"The cocoons represent the pupa stage; they are commonly called ant-eggs, and are carefully tended by the workers."

Red Wood Ant Pupae (bottom)

"The cocoons represent the pupa stage; they are commonly called ant-eggs, and are carefully tended by…

"The cocoons represent the pupa stage; they are commonly called ant-eggs, and are carefully tended by the workers."

Red Wood Ant Pupae (side)

"The cocoons represent the pupa stage; they are commonly called ant-eggs, and are carefully tended by…

While the pupae are in the cocoon, they are incased in a shelter, often called an ant-house.

Red Wood Ant Shelter of Pupae, so-called ant-house

While the pupae are in the cocoon, they are incased in a shelter, often called an ant-house.

The workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies.

Red Wood Ant Worker

The workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies.

The workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies.

Red Wood Ant Worker (side)

The workers supply all the food and are the builders of their wonderful colonies.

Also known as cow killers, are not actually ants but a type of wasp. they get their name from their hair, which ranges from red and black to completely white, or may silvery golden.

Velvet Ant

Also known as cow killers, are not actually ants but a type of wasp. they get their name from their…

"These animals, often called <em>White Ants</em>, live in vast communities, principally in the hotter regions of the earth, where they do incredible damage by devouring almost every thing that comes in their way." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

White Ants

"These animals, often called White Ants, live in vast communities, principally in the hotter…

"Yellow Ants (F. Flava) and Nest." &mdash; Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Yellow Ants

"Yellow Ants (F. Flava) and Nest." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

"Also called the ant bear (Myrmecophaga jubata)."-Whitney, 1902

Anteater

"Also called the ant bear (Myrmecophaga jubata)."-Whitney, 1902

Various forms of insect Antennae.

Antennae

Various forms of insect Antennae.

"Ant-lion; perfect insect."-Whitney, 1902

Antlion

"Ant-lion; perfect insect."-Whitney, 1902

"Ant-lion; perfect larva."-Whitney, 1902

Antlion

"Ant-lion; perfect larva."-Whitney, 1902

"Ant-lion larva." &mdash; Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Antlion

"Ant-lion larva." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

"Ant-lion perfect insect." &mdash; Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Antlion

"Ant-lion perfect insect." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

"In some species the larvae, which are small, sluggish, oval-shaped creatures, and furnished with a formidable pair of jaws, excavate conical pits in the sandy places which they inhabit, at the bottom of which they conceal themselves entirely, with the exception of the head and jaws." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Antlion and Larva

"In some species the larvae, which are small, sluggish, oval-shaped creatures, and furnished with a…

Bees flying out of their hive and towards the ant hill in a miniature zeppelin.

Ants and Bees

Bees flying out of their hive and towards the ant hill in a miniature zeppelin.

"This tribe, which includes the various kinds of Ants, is composed entirely of insects which live in communities, consisting of three distinct types of individuals, males, females, and neuters." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Ants and Their Structures

"This tribe, which includes the various kinds of Ants, is composed entirely of insects which live in…

An ant discovering a boot next to some mushrooms.

Boot Discovery

An ant discovering a boot next to some mushrooms.

Gall-fly is a name applied to the members of the family Cynipidae, which are not flies, but are related to ants and bees (order Hymenoptera).

Gall-fly

Gall-fly is a name applied to the members of the family Cynipidae, which are not flies, but are related…