Formica subserica

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Ants of the North Quabbin

 

       

       Everyone knows ants are really fascinating to watch and they live together in a colony with a queen, but did you know there are many different kinds of ants in this area and that they actually look differently, live differently, eat a variety of plants, and even other insects? That they help the environment in a variety of ways?                               

 

 
Use this website to explore ~
  • The life cycle of the ant
  • The basic body structure of the ant
  • The structures used to identify ants
  • The four subfamilies of ants in this area
  • The most common ants

Then use the key to identify the ants you find!

 

              In all things in nature there is something of the marvelous

 ~ Aristotle