#antsofthailand

Feeding a wild colony of Black Tyrant Ants - Iridomyrmex anceps. These girls are always on speed. I tried and i tried to get photos without using honey but it was impossible 😑 always darting around. These photos were taken at 2x and 3x respectively. Macro Photography is not easy, sometimes I get in the most awkward and straining positions just to take a photo 😅 i shall post one of those on the stories for you to see😉 #iridomyrmexanceps #blacktyrant #iridomyrmex #antsofthailand #ants #螞蟻 #fourmis #ameisen #μυρμήγκια #formiche #hormigas #formigas #муравьи #アリ #macro #myrmecology #antsofinstagram #ant #antkeeping #antnest #formicarium #eusocial #bugsofinstagram #formicidae #entomology #macrophotography #insects #antcolony (at สุรนารีวิลล์ บ้านเกาะ) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrWVHFNlkUO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yc67k9bs4pal

Those bamboos I found were swarming with new exciting ants! Here is another species I haven't found before elsewhere near the village. Camponotus nicobarensis !! They were farming these small insects. Its very interesting because bamboos already provide awesome nesting places for the ants, and with the presence of these sap sucking insects, the ants have everything they need to establish themselves properly 😁 #camponotusnicobarensis #carpenterants #camponotus #antsofthailand #ants #螞蟻 #fourmis #ameisen #μυρμήγκια #formiche #hormigas #formigas #муравьи #アリ #macro #myrmecology #antsofinstagram #petsofinstagram #ant #antkeeping #antnest #formicarium #eusocial #bugsofinstagram #formicidae #entomology #macrophotography #insects #antcolony (at สุรนารีวิลล์ บ้านเกาะ) https://www.instagram.com/p/BreQhrblGJe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pslcwrx1xxtu

Shield Ants!! I am so excited with these photos 😁 This species is called Meranoplus bicolor. Their bodies are covered with protective hairs which prevent other ants from biting and stinging them. They also have a stinger of their own, but they don't seem to use it for stinging but for segregating a strong chemical. You can check an article I wrote some time ago for Gamergate.com.au with a cool fighting video between Fire ant and Shield ant! https://www.gamergate.com.au/features/2017/7/19/meranoplus-the-shield-ant #meranoplusbicolor #meranoplus #shieldants #antsofthailand #ants #螞蟻 #fourmis #ameisen #μυρμήγκια #formiche #hormigas #formigas #муравьи #アリ #macro #myrmecology #antsofinstagram #ant #antkeeping #antnest #formicarium #eusocial #bugsofinstagram #formicidae #entomology #macrophotography #insects #antcolony (at บ้านโกรก) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrZEGtAlqLm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j1vuyxv1l66

An alate Odontomachus Queen. I caught this queen on my garden, a residential area inside Nakhon Ratchasima city. It is not the typical primary forest where I am used to find these ponerine ants. It is quite awkward, but half of my garden is swarming with Odontomachus workers 😅 I am guessing it has enough arthropods to sustain them! #odontomachus #ponerinae #antsofthailand #trapjaw #🐜 #ants #螞蟻 #fourmis #ameisen #μυρμήγκια #formiche #hormigas #formigas #муравьи #アリ #macro #myrmecology #antsofinstagram #ant #antkeeping #antnest #formicarium #eusocial #bugsofinstagram #formicidae #entomology #macrophotography #insects #antcolony (at สุรนารีวิลล์ บ้านเกาะ) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrRSPVUleCb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1822um44w0kus