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	http://www.antweb.org/ - http://www.antweb.org/ Extensive information about the ants of California and Madagascar from the California Academy of Sciences. Includes browsable and searchable high-resolution images of specimens.
	Myrmecos.net - http://www.myrmecos.net/ Close-up images of ants and other insects by Alex Wild.
	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant Information from Wikipedia on this family of eusocial insects.
	Antbase.org - http://www.antbase.org/ Collaborative effort between scientists from around the world studying ants. Provides databases and information on projects.
	Red Imported Fire Ant - http://ipmworld.umn.edu/chapters/lockley.htm History, biology and control of the Red Imported Fire Ant , an IPM pest fact sheet.

	Photos of ants - http://ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/INTRODUCTION/Gakken79E/Page_02.html Photo encyclopedia of various ants showing their biology and habits.
	Japanese Ants Color Image Database - http://ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/E/ A guide to Japanese ants and their taxonomy, as well as general information about ants. Available in English and Japanese.
	Ants of Costa Rica - http://www.evergreen.edu/ants/AntsofCostaRica.html 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.
	The Secret Life of Ants - http://discovermagazine.com/2003/nov/the-secret-life-of-ants/ Discusses the architecture of ant nests, the growth of the colony, and the behavior of various species.
	Interesting Facts About Ants - http://www.lingolex.com/ants.htm Provides general information about ants, such as body structure, life span, and life cycle.

	Notes From Underground - http://www.notesfromunderground.org/ Illustrated articles on ant biology, behavior, and ecology.
	Smithsonian Magazine - Small Matters - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/matters.html Illustrated article about how leafcutter ants learned to grow fungi, changing from hunter-gatherers to farmers.
	Non-native ants: Exotic and invasive species - http://www.leaflitter.org/exotic.htm A worldwide resource for tracking exotic ants
	Australian Ants Online - http://www.ento.csiro.au/science/ants/ Guide to the Australian ant fauna. Biology, species list, identification keys, and descriptions.
	Ants of the Southwest - http://www.tightloop.com/ants/ A large collection of photos of ants in their natural habit in Arizona. Photos are divided by species.

	Army Ant - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Ant Information from Wikipedia on these ants which have no nest but move in aggressive predatory foraging groups, a strategy adopted by species from several different subfamilies.
	Argentine Ants - http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0403.htm Why Argentine Ants invade homes in Southern California.
	Gliding Ant - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliding_ant Information from Wikipedia on arboreal ants that can control the direction of their descent when jumpin or falling from a tree.
	Behavior of Real Ants - http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~mdorigo/ACO/RealAnts.html Facts concerning ant trails and foraging behavior.
	Ant Colony Cycle - http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/ants/ant_colony_cycle.html View photos and read explanations of the life and building cycle of an ant colony. Click on the images for additional details.

	Ants of West Africa and the Congo Basin - http://antbase.org/ants/africa/ An electronic book by Brian Taylor covering geography and history, ant mosaics, economic importance of ants, biodiversity and niches, and taxonomy.
	Ants of the Cowling Arboretum and McKnight Prairie, Carleton College - http://www.acad.carleton.edu/curricular/BIOL/resources/ant/ This is a presentation of the research being done at the Cowling Arboretum, with general information on how to collect, identify and study ants.
	Ant Photo Library - http://www.antphoto.com.au Commercial photo archive offers images of Australian and international insect, wildlife, landscapes and plants. Browse a full listing of subjects.
	Ants of Cachoeira Nature Reserve - http://www.ants-cachoeira.net Extensive information about the ants in this reserve in Paraná, Brazil by Jochen Bihn. Includes high-resolution images of specimens.
	Myrm's Ant Nest - http://www.antnest.co.uk/ The basics of myrmecology (the study of ants), concentrating on species found in the British Isles.

	Ant News - http://pogonomyrmex.blogspot.com/ Links to recent scientific research papers about ants and other social insects.
	The Ant Farm - http://alpha.zimage.com/~ant/ A personal site with links to information about ants, including keeping them as pets. Includes FAQ and message board.
	Ants of Borneo - http://homepage.mac.com/aenictus/AntsofBorneo.htm Information on the many species of ant found in Borneo, with species lists and identification keys.
	A Checklist of the Ants of Michigan - http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fauna/MICHANTS.html The taxonomy of the 113 ant species recorded in Michigan, with an introduction describing the history of Michigan myrmecology.
	Ants and Termites: The Real Kings of the Jungle - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/insects-spiders/insects-in-science/ants-and-termites/ Video by entomologist David Jones at the Natural History Museum exploring the dominant ecological role of ants and termites in tropical rainforests.

	Ant Anatomy - http://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/entomo/ants/ant_anatomy.htm Annotated illustrations of the ant, the different parts of its body and its limbs.
	Ant Identification - http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/ants/ Illustrations and key from the University of Nebraska for identification of common one-node and two-node ants.
	http://www.antblog.co.uk/ - http://www.antblog.co.uk/ Weblog about ants from a myrmecologist, including keeping them, observations, species and an FAQ.
	Online Catalog of Ants of North America - http://www.cs.unc.edu/~hedlund/ants/ A resource includes nomenclature (scientific names), natural history, genus-level identification guide, and annotated bibliography.
	Ant from the Antipodes - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/art97/ellsant.html Photograph of an ant from Australia with enlargements of its foot and mandibles.

	A Gallery of British Ants - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay98/mayimg3.html Photographs of Lasius flavus and three species of Myrmica.
	Ecology - Displacement of Native Ants - http://www.findarticles.com/m2120/1_80/53870326/p1/article.jhtml Research paper printed in 1999 investigates the causes behind Argentine ant invasions.
	http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A4889451 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A4889451 BBC factsheet on ants with descriptions and information about the species found in Britain.
	Biogeography of Army Ants (Dorylinae spp) - http://bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/Spring99Projects/ants.htm Project by Zachary Gifford provides a description of these fearsome ants, with information on their habitat, evolution and distribution.
	Solenopsis invicta - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/solenopsis/s._invicta$narrative.html Imported Fire Ant.

	Ant Keepers - http://www.antkeepers.com/ Provides a meeting point for the ant keeping community with a forum where information can be exchanged between ant enthusiasts.
	Ant Colonies - http://www.antcolonies.net/ Describes how various species organize their society. Includes facts on feeding, communication, and government.
	Solenopsis invicta: Red Imported Fire Ant - http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/rifa.htm Photographs of this ant and its nest, with information on its hosts, symptoms, life cycle and description.
	Ants in China - http://sciencer.net/ant/english.html The english language version of Chinese antweb. Provides a list of the more than 400 species recorded and photographs of many of them.
	Matthew's Ant Zone - http://www.freewebs.com/antzone/ Photographs and information on many ant topics provided by an enthusiast.

	ant's sandbox - http://ants.kilobox.net/ Pictures and information about ants, especially Thai Tree Ants (Crematogaster Rogenhoferir). Live web-cam pictures and details of an ambitious free-standing formicarium.
	Red Harvester Ants - http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/l-5314.html Description, pest control, management, and the effect of the diminishing red harvester ant population on the Texas horned lizard which is a protected threatened species.
	Imported Fire Ants - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/LH059 Biology of Imported Fire ants and control techniques for lawns and turf from University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service.
	http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG080 - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG080 This article describes ants that may be found around the home, their identification, biology, food preferences and control measures.

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