r/ants • • 13h ago

News I'm developing an ant colony simulator focused on real ant biology and colony behavior

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Different species have their own characteristics, and I want the mechanics to reflect actual biology as closely as possible while still making it engaging to play.

I'm still actively developing the game, refining its systems, and expanding its educational depth.

Here's a look at how it's coming along. I'd love to hear what other ant enthusiasts, nature lovers, and simulation fans think.


r/ants • • 9h ago

Keeping 4x Speed Time Lapse of Leptogenys elongata Colony in Their Nest

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Razor-Jaw Ants

Houston, Texas, USA

Video recorded on Samsung Galaxy s25 Ultra


r/ants • • 10h ago

Science 2.0, The Naturalist, is with Apple for review and should be out in the next few days! Here's everything it brings: Thank you all for your support!

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r/ants • • 9h ago

Chat/General I made a free antkeeping chrome extension I thought you guys might like to try out

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r/ants • • 12h ago

ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase Identification

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Hello found this queen ant in the Central Valley of California and was wondering if anybody could help me identify the species. I presume it is a field ant of some kind. I have 3 queens and presume one is a fire ant (as it did bite and sting. Another an acrobat ant. Finally this one which again I presume is a field ant of the formica species. Sorry for picture quality in advance.


r/ants • • 14h ago

ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase Help?

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I have loved ants for so long. i am somewhat educated about the. i live in costa rica, and have recently began to be able to identify the species i see around my property and trees. i have some identifying porblems though. First i identified some atta cephalotes carrying plumaria petal across my lawn, then, some twig ants, and even identified some trapjaws, and pheidoles here and there. Yesterday i saved two little princesses/queens from my pool. i believe one of them had wings attached when i saved her. i put them in a water container to let them dry off. they have been in there for 12 hrs now. now niether have wings. i am not sure if they are princesses, or queens. or if they are firtile or not. i also have noticed some huge mounds at the bases of my trees home to some aggressove little guys that swarm and stuff. bout a mill per colony. i will post a image later trying to identify them. i am not sure if these two little ladies are of the same species, maybe from a nuptial flight that took place in my yard amongst the 5 or so of those huge mounds. i will attatch a picture of the two girlies. thanks for reading! hope you can help identify them. bye


r/ants • • 20h ago

ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase Does ant bait expire?

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I found an unopened pack of liquid Terro Ant Killer bait in the pantry. It looks and has the color and consistency of dark rum. I’ve used this product many times and it’s usually light colored and sticky like honey. Will this still work ?


r/ants • • 5h ago

Chat/General Terro bait -first time using

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It’s been super hot here- and we noticed ants coming in our house. We’ve cleaned everything- used safe ant spray over and over again (peppermint). They just seem to be coming in everywhere in all the cracks. We left for the day and out this in our bathroom. Seems like they’re all just dead in the trap. Aren’t they supposed to take this bait back to the queen? Is this a certain type of ant? Help wanted. We’ll see what happens