If you were going to learn just one genus of ants, you'd want to do Camponotus, which includes the familiar carpenter ants of the northern hemisphere, but many others too.
Abundant on every continent, diverse, and ecologically important.
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is abundant and diverse nearly everywhere in the world. This ubiquitous formicine genus contains our familiar carpenter ants, as well as some tropical weaver ants and desert honeypot ants.www.alexanderwild.com
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in reply to Alex Wild • • •If you were feeling perky and wanted to learn a second genus, the obvious choice is Crematogaster, the acrobat ants. They're also found worldwide and are instantly identifiable for their unique, heart-shaped butts.
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I once mistook a female Dasymutilla occidentalis for an ant 😉. Fortunately I did not have to find out the hard way that it was not one.
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