Ants of the World

Every ant tells a story. AntWeb provides tools for exploring the diversity and identification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Recent Images
casent0249621: Camponotus jtl046
casent0249612: Camponotus substitutus coloratus
casent0249599: Azteca trigona
casent0249597: Azteca nigra
casent0249609: Camponotus simillimus_cf
casent0249608: Camponotus hannani
casent0249605: Camponotus femoratus
casent0249610: Camponotus jtl007
casent0249607: Camponotus fugax
casent0249611: Camponotus simillimus indianus
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Recent Description Edits
Species: Zatania electra
Species: Pseudomyrmex gracilis
Species: Pseudomyrmex simplex
Species: Pseudomyrmex seminole
Species: Pseudomyrmex leptosus
Species: Pseudomyrmex ejectus
Species: Pseudomyrmex caeciliae
Species: Pseudomyrmex elongatus
Species: Pseudomyrmex cubaensis
Species: Pseudomyrmex pallidus
Species: Pseudomyrmex apache
You can now view all the ants known to AntWeb, plotted onto a 3-dimensional interactive globe of satellite images using the Google Earth plug-in!
We at AntWeb have been busy taking photos of many of the world's great ant collections. Visit the Antweb World Ant Collection to see the collections and get information about where they are housed.
Get Involved!
Enroll in Ant Course
Ant Course is a workshop designed primarily for systematists, ecologists, behaviorists, conservation biologists, and other biologists whose research responsibilities require a greater understanding of ant taxonomy and field research techniques. Emphasis is on the evolution, classification and identification of ant genera. Read More »
Bay Area Ants Survey
The 11-county Bay Area is home to more 100 distinct types of ant species. Visit AntWeb's Bay Area Ant Survey to find out how to become a Citizen Naturalist and help discover and document the native and invasive ants in the Bay Area. Learn about the ants in your backyard, schools and local Bay Area parks.
Become an Urban Ant Collector!
Featured Curators
Phil Ward
University of California, Davis
Lloyd Davis
Florida Ant Mafia
James Trager
Missouri Botanical Garden
Jack Longino
University of Utah
Meet the rest of the team!

Many curators already contribute to AntWeb - would you like to join us? Curators can edit the home page of the geographic section they curate, upload specimen data and authority files, and control a number of other aspects of their project. Learn how to submit data to Antweb.

If you would like to join us, contact us at - antweb@calacademy.org.

AntWeb Statistics
279133 specimens
14784 extant valid taxa
64890 total specimen images
15388 specimens imaged
7117 species imaged