5 Most Common Species Of Ant To Spot In India

List of ant species found in India may also include yellow crazy ant, bullet ant, ghost ant, Carebara diversa,Diacamma, Short-legged hunchbacked ant and sugar ant.

* Red Ant

Many species of Solenopsis are called as red ants because of their light brown red color and painful sting.

* Fire Ant

Solenopsis geminata is the several species of fire ants found in India.

* Pharaoh Ant

Pharaoh ants are yellow or light brown species of transparent ant, often christened as red ant.

* Black Garden Ant

Black garden ants are found in forest habitats and the colonies can reach up to 40,000 workers with a single queen.

* Weaver Ant

Weaver ants live in trees and known for unique nest building with leaves. These ants are mostly build arboreal nest on Mango, Jamnu and other tress in India.