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Pseudoneoponera rufipes

vids — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:51:12 +0000

Pseudoneoponera is a ponerine genus of ants found from India to Australia, they are mostly non queen species, most of the species within the genus thrives on only gamergates. Wikipedia

Location: Choa Chu Kang – September 2021

Thanks, Zestin Soh and Raj Bharati for the ID

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Giant Forest Ant

vids — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:58:43 +0000

Giant forest ants (Dinomyrmex gigas) can reach and exceed 3 centimetres, making them the largest ants in Asia, and certainly among the top contenders for the largest ants in the world.

Dinomyrmex is a monotypic genus of ant containing the species Dinomyrmex gigas or giant forest ant. D. gigas is a large species of ant, native to Southeast Asian forests. It is one of the largest ants in existence, measuring in at 20.9 mm (0.82 in) for normal workers, and 28.1 mm (1.11 in) for the soldiers. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Dinomyrmex gigas

Spotted at Mandai and Dairy Farm

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The Giant Forest Ant, Jewel of Southeast Asia

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Polyrhachis

vids — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 01:50:33 +0000

Polyrhachis is a genus of formicine ants found in the Old World with over 600 species. The genus is yet to be comprehensively resolved and contains many varied species including nest-weavers, swimming workers, soil and tree-dwellers. Wikipedia

The photos below can be Polyrhachis dives or Queen Alate

Spotted at Marsiling Park

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Slender Ant – Tetraponera

vids — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 11:48:35 +0000

Tetraponera is a genus of ants in the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae that are commonly known as slender ants and are characterized by their arboreal nature and slender bodies. Wikipedia

Spotted at Marsiling Park

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Polyrhachis dives

vids — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 12:38:27 +0000

Polyrhachis dives is a common polygynous monomophic arboreal weaver ant. Nests of Polyrhachis dives weaved together using ant’s silk and vegetation are found in trees as well as among shrubs and tall grasses Source

Spotted at Singapore Botanic Garden

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East Indian harvesting ant – Carebara diversa

vids — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 09:04:31 +0000

Carebara diversa, is a species of marauder ant widely distributed throughout Asia. Wikipedia

This species is also well known for its large variation in the size of the individuals. The smallest workers measure only 2 to 3 mm while the largest super majors can be nearly 20 mm

The most notable thing about these ants is the habit they have of sending out thousands of workers on long ‘swarm trails’ hunting for food. In mature colonies these hunting swarms can be 10,000 plus strong and resemble the famous army ants of the Amazon – attacking and consuming anything edible in their path.

Spotted the ‘Giant’ about 20mm at Choa Chua Kang Park.

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Weaver Ant

vids — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:01:54 +0000

Weaver ants (Oecophylla) or green ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae. Weaver ants live in trees and are known for their unique nest building behaviour where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk. Wikipedia

Queens are typically 20–25 millimetres (0.8–1.0 in) long, and normally greenish-brown, giving the species its name smaragdina

Weaver ants or green ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae. Weaver ants live in trees and are known for their unique nest building behaviour where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk.

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