genus
Crazy Ants
Nylanderia
Field notes
Nylanderia is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution with species inhabiting a wide array of habitats in almost all geographic regions. Nylanderia, currently containing over 110 species, is an ecologically important genus, with some species reported as being invasive. The ants are small to medium in size and range in color from pale yellow to black.
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- Yellow-footed Ant introduced
- Jägerskiöld's Crazy Ant
- Robust Crazy Ant introduced
- Woodland Crazy Ant native
- Ghostly Crazy Ant native
- Tawny Crazy Ant introduced
- Field Crazy Ant native
- West Indian Crazy Ant introduced
- Nylanderia terricola native
- Northern Crazy Ant native
- Nylanderia vaga introduced
- Pine Woods Crazy Ant native
- Sand-loving Crazy Ant native
- Nylanderia bruesii native
- Acorn Crazy Ant native
- Nylanderia austroccidua native
- Marsh Crazy Ant native
- Nylanderia trageri native
- Hairy Crazy Ant
- Nylanderia hystrix
- Nylanderia guatemalensis
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native crazy ants All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Woodland Crazy Ant
Nylanderia faisonensis
383 observations
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Ghostly Crazy Ant
Nylanderia phantasma
230 observations
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Field Crazy Ant
Nylanderia vividula
176 observations
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Nylanderia terricola
86 observations
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Northern Crazy Ant
Nylanderia parvula
80 observations
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Pine Woods Crazy Ant
Nylanderia wojciki
42 observations
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Sand-loving Crazy Ant
Nylanderia arenivaga
34 observations
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Nylanderia bruesii
21 observations
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Acorn Crazy Ant
Nylanderia querna
6 observations
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Marsh Crazy Ant
Nylanderia concinna
6 observations
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Nylanderia austroccidua
6 observations
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Nylanderia trageri
4 observations