Ant portraits close up

Ants have been evolving for 150 million years. Their appearance varied greatly over time. The great diversity of these insects can be seen especially in the large magnification photos. In these close-ups, we can see a huge variety of shapes and colors of these amazing creatures. You can see this tiny world seen up close. See for yourself how different the heads of ants are by viewing them in large magnification photos.

  • Wszystkie
  • Amblyoponinae
  • Dolichoderinae
  • Dorylinae
  • Ectatomminae
  • Formicinae
  • Myrmeciinae
  • Myrmicinae
  • Paraponerinae
  • Ponerinae
  • Proceratiinae
  • Pseudomyrmecinae
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Veromessor andrei

Veromessor andrei

Gynandromorph Stictoponera bicolor

Gynandromorph S. bicolor

Atta sexdens ant head

Atta sexdens

Cephalotes christopherseni head

Cephalotes christopherseni

Cephalotes atratus head

Cephalotes atratus

Cephalotes clypeatus ant head close up

Cephalotes clypeatus

Ocymyrmex sp

Ocymyrmex sp.

Harpagoxenus sublaevis queen ant head

Harpagoxenus sublaevis queen

Polyrhachis pirata

Polyrhachis pirata

Euprenolepis procera ant head

Euprenolepis procera

Myrmecocystus kathjuli queen

Myrmecocystus kathjuli queen

Camponotus gouldi

Camponotus gouldi

Pheidole yeensis

Pheidole yeensis

Camponotus ligniperda

Camponotus ligniperda

Polyrhachis exotica

Polyrhachis exotica

Manica rubida queen

Manica rubida queen

Diacamma cf. scalpratum

Diacamma cf. scalpratum

Cylindromyrmex brevitarsus

Cylindromyrmex brevitarsus

Formica rufa queen head

Formica rufa queen

Camponotus vagus

Camponotus vagus

Queen Crematogaster cf. depressa

Crematogaster cf. depressa

Mystrium oberthueri ant head

Mystrium oberthueri

Meranoplus sp. Australia

Meranoplus sp. Australia

Octostruma obtusidens

Octostruma obtusidens

Stictoponera coxalis

Stictoponera coxalis

Camponotus sp. Philippines

Camponotus sp. Philippines queen

Ectatomma opaciventre

Ectatomma opaciventre

Polyrhachis abdominalis

Polyrhachis abdominalis

Strumigenys inusitata

Strumigenys inusitata

Diacamma cf. carbonarium

Diacamma cf. carbonarium

Odontomachus scifictus

Odontomachus scifictus

Pogonomyrmex naegelii

Pogonomyrmex naegelii

Polyrhachis australis

Polyrhachis australis

Paratopula ceylonica from the Philippines

Paratopula ceylonica queen

Dolichoderus decollatus

Dolichoderus decollatus queen

Myrmecia tarsata queen

Myrmecia tarsata queen

Paraponera clavata queen

Paraponera clavata queen

Acanthomyrmex thailandensis

Acanthomyrmex thailandensis queen

Neoponera commutata queen

Neoponera commutata queen

Myrmecia nigriscapa queen

Myrmecia nigriscapa queen

Myopopone castanea queen

Myopopone castanea queen

queen Camponotus cf. quadrisectus from Thailand

Camponotus cf. quadrisectus queen

Stigmatomma reclinatum from Thailand

Stigmatomma reclinatum

Dinoponera longipes

Dinoponera longipes

Formica uralensis ant head

Formica uralensis

Dinomyrmex gigas major

Dinomyrmex gigas major

Tetramorium sjostedti from Australia

Tetramorium sjostedti

Polyrhachis tibialis ant head

Polyrhachis tibialis

Acanthognathus brevicornis

Acanthognathus brevicornis

Rhytidoponera victoriae from Australia

Rhytidoponera victoriae

Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sp.

Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sp.

Acanthostichus sp.

Acanthostichus sp.

Basiceros singularis head

Basiceros singularis

Gnamptogenys haenschi

Gnamptogenys haenschi

Acanthomyrmex mizunoi

Acanthomyrmex mizunoi

Sericomyrmex mayri from French Guiana

Sericomyrmex mayri

Colobopsis gasseri from Australia

Colobopsis gasseri

worker Melophorus bagoti from Australia

Melophorus bagoti.

Thaumatomyrmex manni ant head

Thaumatomyrmex manni

Pheidole sp. from Australia

Pheidole sp. from Australia

Dinomyrmex gigas minor worker

Dinomyrmex gigas minor

Leptogenys unistimulosa from French Gu

Leptogenys unistimulosa

Pheidole epem093 from Australia

Pheidole epem093

Acromyrmex balzani

Acromyrmex balzani

Ectatomma lugens from Frentch Guiana

Ectatomma lugens

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Leptogenys birmana

Calomyrmex splendidus from Australia

Calomyrmex splendidus

Platythyrea pilosula

Platythyrea pilosula

Orectognathus mjobergi

Orectognathus mjobergi

Cephalotes pallens

Cephalotes pallens

Podomyrma laevifrons from Australia

Podomyrma laevifrons

Basiceros militaris from Frentch Gujana

Basiceros militaris

Colobopsis leonardi queen

Colobopsis leonardi queen

Amblyopone australis

Amblyopone australis

Acanthomyrmex glabfemoralis

Acanthomyrmex glabfemoralis

Ectatomma bruneum

Ectatomma bruneum

Eurhopalothrix heliscata from Singapore

Eurhopalothrix heliscata

Gnamptogenys annulata

Gnamptogenys annulata queen

Iridomyrmex viridiaeneus worker from Australia

Iridomyrmex viridiaeneus

Rhytidoponera taurus from Australia

Rhytidoponera taurus

Myrmoteras sp. from Sumatra

Myrmoteras sp.

Carebara pygmaea

Carebara pygmaea

Polyrhachis bihamata

Polyrhachis bihamata

Philidris cordata

Philidris cordata

Pheidole hyatti

Pheidole hyatti

Aphaenogaster fulva

Aphaenogaster fulva

Cataulacus horridus

Cataulacus horridus

Formica exsectoides

Formica exsectoides

Strumigenys sp from Indonesia

Strumigenys sp.

Rotastruma sp. from Sumatra

Rotastruma sp.

Dilobocondyla sp. worker from Sumatra

Dilobocondyla sp.

Atta texana queen

Atta texana queen

Mycocepurus smithii

Mycocepurus smithii

Odontomachus clarus

Odontomachus clarus

Stigmatomma pallipes

Stigmatomma pallipes

Oecophylla smaragdina queen

Oecophylla smaragdina queen

Cephalotes pusillus

Cephalotes pusillus

Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Cyphomyrmex rimosus

Cyphomyrmex rimosus

Gynandromorph Tetramorium bicarinatum

Gynandromorph T. bicarinatum

Euponera pilosior

Euponera pilosior

Camponotus floridanus

Camponotus floridanus queen

Wasmannia auropunctata

Wasmannia auropunctata queen

Myrmecia forficata

Myrmecia forficata queen

Atta laevigata media

Atta laevigata

Camponotus detritus 1

Camponotus detritus

Pseudoneoponera rufipes

Pseudoneoponera rufipes

Liometopum microcephalum queen

Liometopum microcephalum queen

Cataglyphis bombycina

Cataglyphis bombycina

Iridomyrmex purpureus 1

Iridomyrmex purpureus

Anoplolepis gracilipes queen

Anoplolepis gracilipes queen

Atta cephalotes queen

Atta cephalotes queen

Pogonomyrmex badius queen

Pogonomyrmex badius queen

Octostruma amrishi

Octostruma amrishi

Tetramorium bicarinatum queen

Tetramorium bicarinatum queen

Echinopla striata

Echinopla striata

Rhytidoponera metallica queen

Rhytidoponera metallica queen

Myrmecia pyriformis

Myrmecia pyriformis

Eciton hamatumna

Eciton hamatum

Dolichoderus cuspidatus

Dolichoderus cuspidatus

Gigantiops destructor queen

Gigantiops destructor queen

Mystrium camillae

Mystrium camillae

Ectatomma edentatum 1

Ectatomma edentatum

Ant Poneracantha banksi

Poneracantha banksi

Proceratium itoi

Proceratium itoi

Odontomachus cephalotes

Odontomachus cephalotes

Plectroctena

Plectroctena mandibularis

Atta texana

Atta texana

Ophthalmopone berthoudi

Ophthalmopone berthoudi

Solenopsis geminatana strone

Solenopsis geminata

ants Messor cephalotes queen

Messor cephalotes queen

Eciton hamatum

Eciton hamatum

Acromyrmex octospinosus.

Acromyrmex octospinosus

Pheidole gouldina strone

Pheidole gouldi

Azteca instabilis

Azteca instabilis

Acromyrmex coronatus

Acromyrmex coronatus

Dolichoderus bispinosus

Dolichoderus bispinosus

Labidus coecus

Labidus coecus

Anochetus micans

Anochetus micans

Cephalotes scutulatus

Cephalotes scutulatus

Ectatomma tuberculatum

Ectatomma tuberculatum

Cryptopone gilva

Cryptopone gilva

Polyrhachis cf. atossa

Polyrhachis cf. atossa queen

Cheliomyrmex morosus1

Cheliomyrmex morosus

nt Vollenhovia emeryi head queen

Vollenhovia emeryi queen

Polyrhachis sp.

Polyrhachis sp.

Strumigenys feae

Strumigenys feae

Stigmatomma silvestrii

Stigmatomma silvestrii

Rhytidoponera sp.

Rhytidoponera sp.

Neoponera apicalis

Neoponera apicalis

Camponotus xiangban

Camponotus mutilarius

Novomessor

Novomessor cockerelli

Tetraponera rufonigra

Tetraponera rufonigra

Solenopsis invicta

Solenopsis invicta

Crematogaster castaneana strone

Crematogaster castanea

Cataulacus huberi

Cataulacus huberi

Camponotus lateralis

Camponotus lateralis queen

Camponotus sp. Gujana

Camponotus sp. Gujana queen

Polyrhachis lamellidens

Polyrhachis lamellidens

Pseudomyrmex maculatus

Pseudomyrmex maculatus

Leptomyrmex ruficeps

Leptomyrmex ruficeps

Aphaenogaster feae

Aphaenogaster feae queen

Ocymyrmex zekhem

Ocymyrmex zekhem

Ant Stictoponera bicolor worker

Stictoponera bicolor

Camponotus fulvopilosus

Camponotus fulvopilosus

Polyrhachis armata

Polyrhachis armata

Myrmecia pilosula

Myrmecia pilosula queen

Colobopsis sp.

Colobopsis sp.

Dolichoderus attelaboides

Dolichoderus attelaboides

Camponotus semitestaceus

Camponotus semitestaceus queen

Daceton sp.

Daceton armigerum

Oecophylla smaragdina2 1

Oecophylla smaragdina

Ectomomyrmex sp Bali

Ectomomyrmex sp Bali

Dorylus sp Uganda

Dorylus sp Uganda

Plectroctena cristata

Plectroctena cristata

Polyrhachis solmsi

Polyrhachis solmsi

Eciton burchellii

Eciton burchellii

Camponotus sp Bali

Camponotus sp. Bali

Rhidontoponera violacea

Rhytidoponera violacea

Polyrhachis militaris

Polyrhachis militaris

Tetramorium setuliferum

Tetramorium setuliferum

Myrmicaria baumi

Myrmicaria baumi

Bothroponera pachyderma

Bothroponera pachyderma

Dorylus sp.

Dorylus sp. Uganda

Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Pogonomyrmex rugosus queen

Camponotus nicobarensis 1

Camponotus nicobarensis queen

Paraponera clavata 1

Paraponera clavata

Camponotus cruentatus 1

Camponotus cruentatus

Myrmecia simmilina

Myrmecia simillima queen

Camponotus singularis 1

Camponotus singularis queen

Camponotus maculatus 2

Camponotus maculatus

Camponotus sericeus

Camponotus sericeus queen

Camponotus fragilis

Camponotus fragilis

Pheidole tenuinodis

Pheidole tenuinodis

Anoplolepsis custodiens

Anoplolepsis custodiens

Acromyrmex versicolor

Acromyrmex versicolor queen

Cataulacus intrudens

Cataulacus intrudens queen

Camponotus etiolipes

Camponotus etiolipes

Paltothyreus tarsatus

Paltothyreus tarsatus

Leptogenys sp. Wietnam

Leptogenys sp. Wietnam

Cephalotes atratulus

Cephalotes atratus

Camponotus sp. Wietnam

Camponotus sp. Wietnam

Odontomachus erythrocephalus

Odontomachus erythrocephalus

Tetramorium cf. caespitum

Tetramorium cf. caespitum queen

Pheidole megacephala rotundata

Pheidole megacephala rotundata

Crematogaster scutellaris queen

Crematogaster scutellaris queen

Camponotus storeatus

Camponotus storeatus

Rhytidoponera metallica

Rhytidoponera metallica

Neoponera villosa

Neoponera villosa

Paraponera clavata

Paraponera clavata

Camponotus mystaceus kamae

Camponotus mystaceus kamae

Odontoponera denticulata

Odontoponera denticulata

Cataulacus granulatus na strone

Cataulacus granulatus

Carebara diversa 1

Carebara diversa queen

Odontomachus simillimus

Odontomachus simillimus

Messor capitatus

Messor capitatus

Oecophyla longinoda

Oecophyla longinoda

Strongylognathus testaceus

Strongylognathus testaceus queen

Leptogenys sp Mozambique

Leptogenys sp Mozambique

Acromyrmex sp.

Acromyrmex sp. queen

Myrmicaria sp. Mozambik

Myrmicaria sp. Mozambik

Odontomachus monticola

Odontomachus monticola

Pheidole sp

Pheidole indica

Polyrhachis illaudata 1

Polyrhachis illaudata

Strumigenys simoni

Strumigenys simoni

Camponotus auropubens

Camponotus auropubens

Dorylus sp. Mozambik

Dorylus sp. Mozambique

Atopomyrmex mocquerysi

Atopomyrmex mocquerysi

Messor structor

Messor structor queen

Formica sanguinea

Formica sanguinea queen

Myrmica ruginodis

Myrmica ruginodis queen

Solenopsis fugax

Solenopsis fugax queen

Atta cephalotes

Atta cephalotes

odontomachus troglodytes

Odontomachus troglodytes

Plectroctena strigosa

Plectroctena strigosa

Camponotus maculatus

Camponotus maculatus

Colobopsis truncata

Colobopsis truncata

Cataglypsis nodus

Cataglypsis nodus

Pheidole nodus

Pheidole nodus

Harpegnathos venator

Harpegnathos venator

Myrmoteras cf iriodum

Myrmoteras cf. iriodum

Polyergus rufescens

Polyergus rufescens

Pheidole pallidula

Pheidole pallidula

Formica truncorum

Formica truncorum

Atta cephalotes

Atta cephalotes

Crematogaster scutellaris queen

Lasius niger queen

Messor barbarus queen

Messor barbarus queen

Diacamma rugosum 1

Diacamma rugosum

Manica rubida

Manica rubida queen

Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex sp.

Odontoponera transversa

Odontoponera transversa

Harpagoxenus sublaevis

Harpagoxenus sublaevis

Messor barbarus

Messor barbarus

Camponotus nicobarensis

Camponotus nicobarensis

Lasius fuliginosus

Lasius fuliginosus

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus

Myrmica sabuleti

Myrmica sabuleti

Formica pratensis

Formica pratensis