They are small ants, found around the world in mostly subterranean habitats.
This fossil is the first body of a giant ant found in the Western Hemisphere.
Opamyrma hungvuong is a species of ant found in central Vietnam, first described in 2008.
The province was known at that time as "Hantik", which was the name of the large red ants found on the island.
Hantik was named for the large red ants found on the island called "lantik-lantik".
Polyrhachis gracilior is a species of ant found in the southwest and northeast India.
These included ants not found on Krakatoa, thought to be descended from fauna that survived the 1883 eruption.
(1854) A catalogue of the species of ants found in southern India.
Certain ants, such as the common black ant found in the garden, use weather cues for a very different purpose - to ensure successful mating.
Camponotus anderseni is a species of mangrove ant found in northern Australia.