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.
Dinoponera longipes
Formica uralensis
Dinomyrmex gigas major
Tetramorium sjostedti
Polyrhachis tibialis
Acanthognathus brevicornis
Rhytidoponera victoriae
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sp.
Acanthostichus sp.
Basiceros singularis
Gnamptogenys haenschi
Acanthomyrmex mizunoi
Sericomyrmex mayri
Colobopsis gasseri
Melophorus bagoti.
Thaumatomyrmex manni
Pheidole sp. from Australia
Dinomyrmex gigas minor
Leptogenys unistimulosa
Pheidole epem093
Acromyrmex balzani
Ectatomma lugens
Leptogenys birmana
Calomyrmex splendidus
Platythyrea pilosula
Orectognathus mjobergi
Cephalotes pallens
Podomyrma laevifrons
Basiceros militaris
Colobopsis leonardi queen
Amblyopone australis
Acanthomyrmex glabfemoralis
Ectatomma bruneum
Eurhopalothrix heliscata
Gnamptogenys annulata queen
Iridomyrmex viridiaeneus
Rhytidoponera taurus
Myrmoteras sp.
Carebara pygmaea
Polyrhachis bihamata
Philidris cordata
Pheidole hyatti
Aphaenogaster fulva
Cataulacus horridus
Formica exsectoides
Strumigenys sp.
Rotastruma sp.
Dilobocondyla sp.
Atta texana queen
Mycocepurus smithii
Odontomachus clarus
Stigmatomma pallipes
Oecophylla smaragdina queen
Cephalotes pusillus
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
Cyphomyrmex rimosus
Gynandromorf Tetramorium bicarinatum
Euponera pilosior
Camponotus floridanus queen
Wasmannia auropunctata queen
Myrmecia forficata queen
Atta laevigata
Camponotus detritus
Pseudoneoponera rufipes
Liometopum microcephalum queen
Cataglyphis bombycina
Iridomyrmex purpureus
Anoplolepis gracilipes queen
Atta cephalotes queen
Pogonomyrmex badius queen
Octostruma amrishi
Tetramorium bicarinatum queen
Echinopla striata
Rhytidoponera metallica queen
Myrmecia pyriformis
Eciton hamatum
Dolichoderus cuspidatus
Gigantiops destructor queen
Mystrium camillae
Ectatomma edentatum
Gnamptogenys banksi
Proceratium itoi
Odontomachus cephalotes
Plectroctena mandibularis
Atta texana
Ophthalmopone berthoudi
Solenopsis geminata
Messor cephalotes queen
Eciton hamatum
Acromyrmex octospinosus
Pheidole gouldi
Azteca instabilis
Acromyrmex coronatus
Dolichoderus bispinosus
Labidus coecus
Anochetus micans
Cephalotes scutulatus
Ectatomma tuberculatum
Cryptopone gilva
Polyrhachis cf. atossa queen
Cheliomyrmex morosus
Vollenhovia emeryi queen
Polyrhachis sp.
Strumigenys feae
Stigmatomma silvestrii
Rhytidoponera sp.
Neoponera apicalis
Camponotus mutilarius
Novomessor cockerelli
Tetraponera rufonigra
Solenopsis invicta
Crematogaster castanea
Cataulacus huberi
Camponotus lateralis queen
Camponotus sp. Gujana queen
Polyrhachis lamellidens
Pseudomyrmex maculatus
Leptomyrmex ruficeps
Aphaenogaster feae queen
Ocymyrmex zekhem
Gnamptogenys bicolor
Camponotus fulvopilosus
Polyrhachis armata
Myrmecia pilosula queen
Colobopsis sp.
Dolichoderus attelaboides
Camponotus semitestaceus queen
Daceton armigerum
Oecophylla smaragdina
Ectomomyrmex sp Bali
Dorylus sp Uganda
Plectroctena cristata
Polyrhachis solmsi
Eciton burchellii
Camponotus sp. Bali
Rhytidoponera violacea
Polyrhachis militaris
Tetramorium setuliferum
Myrmicaria baumi
Bothroponera pachyderma
Dorylus sp. Uganda
Pogonomyrmex rugosus queen
Camponotus nicobarensis queen
Paraponera clavata
Camponotus cruentatus
Myrmecia simillima queen
Camponotus singularis queen
Camponotus maculatus
Camponotus sericeus queen
Camponotus fragilis
Pheidole tenuinodis
Anoplolepsis custodiens
Acromyrmex versicolor queen
Cataulacus intrudens queen
Camponotus etiolipes
Paltothyreus tarsatus
Leptogenys sp. Wietnam
Cephalotes atratus
Camponotus sp. Wietnam
Odontomachus erythrocephalus
Tetramorium cf. caespitum queen
Pheidole megacephala rotundata
Crematogaster scutellaris queen
Camponotus storeatus
Rhytidoponera metallica
Neoponera villosa
Paraponera clavata
Camponotus mystaceus kamae
Odontoponera denticulata
Cataulacus granulatus
Carebara diversa queen
Odontomachus simillimus
Messor capitatus
Oecophyla longinoda
Strongylognathus testaceus queen
Leptogenys sp Mozambique
Acromyrmex sp. queen
Myrmicaria sp. Mozambik
Odontomachus monticola
Pheidole indica
Polyrhachis illaudata
Strumigenys simoni
Camponotus auropubens
Dorylus sp. Mozambique
Atopomyrmex mocquerysi
Messor structor queen
Formica sanguinea queen
Myrmica ruginodis queen
Solenopsis fugax queen
Atta cephalotes
Odontomachus troglodytes
Plectroctena strigosa
Camponotus maculatus
Colobopsis truncata
Cataglypsis nodus
Pheidole nodus
Harpegnathos venator
Myrmoteras cf. iriodum
Polyergus rufescens
Pheidole pallidula
Formica truncorum
Atta cephalotes
Lasius niger queen
Messor barbarus queen
Diacamma rugosum
Manica rubida queen
Acromyrmex sp.
Odontoponera transversa
Harpagoxenus sublaevis
Messor barbarus
Camponotus nicobarensis
Lasius fuliginosus
Dolichoderus quadripunctatus
Myrmica sabuleti
Formica pratensis