Ants of North Carolina

Prepared by Benoit Guenard, Nate Sanders and Rob Dunn

These are the most likely species to be found, so might be checked for first. That said, many of the "rare species" are rare in part because they haven't been looked for. Pick up the challenge and look for a rare NC ant... Click here, for information about ants in your kitchen.

To a list of the different taxonomical keys specific of the ants of North Carolina: click here.

Click here for additionnal information on ants of NC.

Thanks to Joe MacGown for his review and help of this list.

More about the ants of the South Eastern US: click here

(Exotic species are shown in red)