Lasius niger
Black garden ant
One of Europe’s best-known ants and a popular first species: one queen, several thousand workers and a straightforward setup.
- Origin
- Europe
- Difficulty
- Beginner level
- Type
- Other Ants
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3 species found
Messor barbarus
Harvester ant
A Mediterranean seed-harvester with one queen, around 10,000 workers and impressive trunk trails: straightforward and fascinating to watch.
- Origin
- Southern Europe and North Africa
- Difficulty
- Beginner level
- Type
- Harvester Ants
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Messor structor
Harvester ant
A large seed-harvesting ant of southern and central Europe. Several queens, thousands of workers and a rewarding first harvester colony.
- Origin
- Southern and central Europe
- Difficulty
- Beginner level
- Type
- Harvester Ants
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