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Tapinoma magnum
The European “Argentine ant”, ultra-polygynous and expansive. An invasive species to handle with care.
Plagiolepis pygmaea
The Mediterranean dwarf ant, polygynous and minuscule. Fast growth but frequent escapes.
Cataglyphis cursor
The desert ant, fast and heat-resistant. For experts who love a challenge.
Cataglyphis hispanica
The Iberian Cataglyphis, fast and heat-tolerant. Hardier in captivity than C. cursor.
Cataglyphis nodus
The Balkan Cataglyphis, polymorphic and heat-enduring. Active during the hottest hours.
Polyergus rufescens
The Amazon ant, a spectacular slave-maker. For experts only.
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
The American red harvester ant, with one of the most toxic venoms among insects. Never handle bare-handed.
Pogonomyrmex californicus
The California harvester ant, a pleometrotic founder (several queens at the start). Fascinating social behaviour.
Atta sexdens
The leafcutter ant, world champion of agriculture. A demanding exotic to keep.
Atta cephalotes
The other great tropical leafcutter, more jungle-oriented than its cousin A. sexdens. Soldiers with monstrous mandibles.
Polyrhachis dives
The black weaver ant of Asia: builds its nests by weaving leaves together with larval silk.
Oecophylla smaragdina
The green weaver ant: the most spectacular of the arboreal ants, living high in tropical trees.
Camponotus singularis
The impressive red-headed Camponotus of Asia. Spectacular soldiers, slow growth.
Odontomachus monticola
The Asian trap-jaw ant: its mandibles close at 60 m/s, among the fastest in the animal kingdom.
Harpegnathos saltator
The Indian jumping ant: big eyes, sharp mandibles, able to leap onto its prey.
Diacamma rugosum
A queenless gamergate species: a dominant worker lays the eggs. A unique social system to observe.