…are queens in the African driver ant genus Dorylus, captured on video here:
The World’s Largest Ants…
September 30, 2008 by myrmecos
Posted in Ants, Insect Links | Tagged Dorylus, hymenoptera, Nature | 10 Comments
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I forget what documentary that’s from but I think it was almost completely devoted to single Driver Ant colony (Dorylus). And I recall they did an excellent job of recording the queen up close. And even got showed a male ant arriving, removing it’s wings, and mating with the queen. I know these are all separate events but how does someone film around these ants? It can’t be easy but do they use laboratory colonies?
whoa cool.
MILTA- yeah, I was thinking that too. The photographers must have been eaten alive during the shoot!
When I was little, I went to a small resort in Gogoron, Mexico. Surrounded by mountains and open land, this resort has five pools that range in depth, size and temperature. I was in the the fourth largest pool by myself and saw this giant ant-like thing either going into the water pipe for the pool or taking a drink. I got out as fast as I could and ran for another witness, but by the time I came back it was gone. This thing was taller than a golf ball and at least 6″ long (not including its antennae) and because of the strong sun, it appeared to be a dark violet.
umm thats al0t of ants.
and the queen like dwarfs all the other ants.
hgh k
Are they even bigger than Dinoponera gigantea?
bazdmeg !!! nembirom a kurva hangyákat !!! :-aaaaa
i have seen a larger ants larger than the queen ant in the clip above about 12 years ago in malaysia, penang island some place called botanical garden.. the average size of the ants colony is about 2 inches!! imagine the size of the queen!??! they are colour in dark red and have light brown stripes in their back
Ants may build a house for me anytime! 😀
Btw…
There are 3 inches long ants that aren’t queens so wtf…