An Ant Picturebase of Asia and Europe

external links:

ANeT Asian Ant Research

SABAH PARKS' Website

Martin Pfeiffer Homepage

ARBEC - ASEAN Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation

The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 1928 - 2008 (all PDFs)

Malaysian Nature Society

WWF Malaysia

other ANTSITES:

http://www.antbase.org American Museum of Natural History
Basic information on the systematics and ecology of ants, ant pictures, ant bibliography and others.
The main source of ant science on the web!

http://www.antweb.org California Academy of Science
The top ant site! Brian Fisher's wonderful page on ants of California and Madagaskar

NEW: Ants of New Guinea A marvelous site on the (yet) little studied ant fauna of Papua New Guinea. Don't miss it!

NEW: http://www.antdiversityindia.com by Dr. Himender Bharti

Global Ant Collaboration A very interesting and very promising approach on understanding global patterns of ant diversity, initiated by Rob Dunn

NEW: Lasius The biggest website on ants in Russia and Central Asia. Mostly in Cyrillic, but with very interesting Articles and features.

NEW: http://www.myrmecos.net/ has moved to alexanderwild.com and shows even more of Alex Wild's most beautiful ant image galleries. Check out his new and improved website!

Japanese Ant Image Database on internet since 1995

An Antist in Asia The beautiful home page of Katsuyuki Eguchi on Vietnamese and Japanese ants. Have a look!

Ants of Borneo by Yoshiaki HASHIMOTO (a web page under construction, including a key to subfamilies)

Kekomuurahaisten vaikutus puuston kasvuun ja hiilen sekä ravinteiden virtaan metsäekosysteemissä?
If you ever wanted to find out about the answer to this question, check out the the website of the finnish ANTS-project!

Ants of Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra, the Phillippines and Micronesia The discoverlife webpages of Gary D. Alpert, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University in cooperation with Nugroho Budianggoro, Dr. Felix X. Susilo, David M. General, and Ven Samarita. Including interative keys!

NEW: The Paraguay Collection of the RBINS The objective of this website is to provide rapidly information about the numerous morphospecies (unnamed species diagnosed by standard taxonomic procedures) collected and to provide detailed data about the ant distribution and morphology. With many SEM pictures and very useful taxonommic identification keys of Ants.

Borneensis BORNEENSIS is a central collection facility at the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah mainly funded by the Malaysian Government through the Ministry of Education with assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The reference collection is a repository facility to keep dead specimen, germplasm and traditional knowledge. BORNEENSIS aims to become the center for the taxonomic studies of flora and fauna as well as to provide information on the use of plants and animals among ethnic groups in Borneo.

The Ants of Egypt Very interesting and informative site about this yet little studied ant fauna

NEW: Antbase France A very nice website with beautiful pictures both of ants in the field and Automontage pictures of mounted specimens. Addresses the ant fauna of France. Unfortunately so far only available in French.

NEW: The Cachoeira Nature Reserve - Beautiful website from Jochen Bihn on Brazilian Ants. With many Automontage pictures and a lot of further interesting information.

Lasius neglectus, a polydomous sometimes invasive species by Xavier Espadaler

Australian Myrmecology Gallery by R.W. Taylor

Notes from Underground Gordon C. Snelling's ant newsletter

New world Army Ants also by Gordon C. Snelling

The Nerve Center Ants of Arizona

Christiana Klingenberg's Ant-net Ants of Baden-Württemberg (Germany) and others...

World Geographical Distribution of Ant Genera
World Geographical Distribution Maps of 277 Genera, based on the data in Bolton's checklist "A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World" (1995)

Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University

Ants of Costa Rica by John T. Longino at www.evergreen.edu (with nice, digitally processed Pheidole pictures from E.O. Wilson's famous book)

Pest ants in Hawai

Ant tribe: Formicoxenini by Mikko Kolkkala

Ants in Hongkong

Hormigas!

Ants from an Indonesian Forest-Agroforest landscape by Merijn Bos

Ponerine.org - on ants and systematics by Chris Schmidt, University of Arizona

New: Monte Sanford - Homepage of Dr. Monte Sanford about his work with ants and butterflies

Antsites at DMOZ:

Ant: A Morphological Tour of the Super Organism - Tour of the external anatomy of the Fire Ant.
Ant Baits: A least toxic control - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet on using baits to control ants found indoors.
Ant Colony Cycle - View photos and read explanations of the life and building cycle of an ant colony. Click on the images for additional details.
Ant Control - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet on controlling ants found in and around the home.
The Ant Farm - A personal site with links to information about ants, including keeping them as pets. Includes FAQ and message board.
Ant Photo Library - Commercial photo archive offers images of Australian and international insect, wildlife, landscapes and plants. Browse a full listing of subjects.
Ants of Costa Rica - John Longino's article about Costa Rican ants, as well as information on how to interpret the names of ant species and how to properly mount ant specimens for museum use.
Ants of the Cowling Arboretum and McKnight Prairie, Carleton College - This is a presentation of the research being done at the Cowling Arboretum, with general information on how to collect, identify and study ants.
Ants of West Africa and the Congo Basin - An electronic book by Brian Taylor covering geography and history, ant mosaics, economic importance of ants, biodiversity and niches, and taxonomy.
AntWeb - Extensive information about the ants of California and Madagascar from the California Academy of Sciences. Includes browsable and searchable high-resolution images of specimens.
Argentine Ants - Information about Linepithema humile, one of the world´s most invasive ant species, in New Zealand.
Argentine Ants - Why Argentine Ants invade homes in Southern California.
Army Ants - Offers facts regarding the Army ant's feeding habits and social structure.
Atta sexdens - Leaf cutter ant.
Australian Ants Online - Guide to the Australian ant fauna. Biology, species list, identification keys, and descriptions.
Camponotus pennsylvanicus - North American carpenter ant.
Carpenter Ants - Information on carpenter ants and photography.
Carpenter Ants - This University of Kentucky site offers detailed information about behavior and physiology of the common carpenter ant.
Carpenter Ants - Detailed guidelines about dealing with carpenter ants in the home.
Carpenter Ants - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet on carpenter ants-- their behavior and control.
A Checklist of the Ants of Michigan - The taxonomy of the 113 ant species recorded in Michigan, with an introduction describing the history of Michigan myrmecology.
Ecology - Displacement of Native Ants - Research paper printed in 1999 investigates the causes behind Argentine ant invasions.
Facts about ants - Ant facts: Interesting facts about ants
FORMIS: bibliography of ant literature - The master source of ant literature on the WWW.
Imported Fire Ant - Imported Fire ant Information from Purdue University
Imported Fire Ant - Frequently asked questions about Fire Ants from University of Texas.
Imported Fire Ants - Biology of Imported Fire ants and control techniques for lawns and turf from University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service.
Imported Fire Ants - Research and management of the fire ant from Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas AgriculturalExtension Service, Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Tech University,University of Texas, and Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Introduction to Ants (Formicidae) of the Tallgrass Prairie - The ecology and taxonomy of ants in the central U.S.
Japanese Ants Color Image Database - A guide to Japanese ants and their taxonomy, as well as general information about ants. Available in English and Japanese.
Lurker's Guide to Leafcutter Ants - A guide to the leafcutter ants (Atta, Acromyrmex), including biology, research, care, and images.
Myrmecos.net - Close-up images of ants and other insects by Alex Wild.
New World Army Ants - A review of army ants of the new world. Includes maps and keys.
The Pharaoh Ant - Ohio State University Extension Factsheet on the pharaoh ant, and how it has established itself as a nuisance in hospitals, rest homes, and day care centers.
Photos of ants - Photo encyclopedia of various ants showing their biology and habits.
Red Imported Fire Ant - History, biology and control of the Red Imported Fire Ant , an IPM pest fact sheet.
Smithsonian Magazine - Small Matters - Illustrated article about how leafcutter ants learned to grow fungi.
Solenopsis invicta - Imported Fire Ant.
USDA Areawide Suppression of Fire Ants - Information on fire ant control in the USA, including biology, chemical and biological controls, publications, contacts, and distribution maps.
White-Footed Ants - Biology, identification and control of white-footed ants.

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