Insect Family Formicidae (Ants)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, and Wasps)

» Family Formicidae (Ants)

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This is page 2 of specimens of Formicidae. Visit the main Formicidae page for:

The behavior and habitat of Formicidae.

Pictures of 10 Ant Specimens:

Specimen Page:12

Formicidae (Ants) Ant Adult

View 5 PicturesThis seems to be what a lot of anglers call a "Cinnamon Ant," caught floating down the Henry's Fork.

Collected July 31, 2020 from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 16, 2020

Female Formicidae (Ants) Ant Adult

View 6 PicturesThis specimen began with wings, but they were lost during handling. The reddish abdomen was semi-translucent and almost seemed to glow in the sunlight, and big brown trout were going crazy for them.

Collected August 22, 2018 from Mystery Creek #227 in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 13, 2019

Formicidae (Ants) Ant Adult

View 2 PicturesThese are very large carpenter and a common terrestrial (Terrestrial: Insects which live on land and are fed on by trout only when they incidentally fall into the water are known as "terrestrials" to fly anglers, and they're very important in late summer.) insect along mountain trout streams

Collected June 6, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 26, 2011

Formicidae (Ants) Ant Adult

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Collected June 5, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 26, 2011

Female Formicidae (Ants) Ant Adult

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Collected August 22, 2018 from Mystery Creek #227 in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 13, 2019

Male Formicidae (Ants) Ant Adult

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Collected August 10, 2018 from Tepee Creek in Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 11, 2019

Formicidae (Ants) Ant Adult View 0 PicturesAnts like these very large carpenter ants are a common forest insect and often end up in streams.

Collected June 6, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 26, 2011

Specimen Page:12

Jargon Defined:

Abdomen: The rear and usually the longest (ten-segmented in mayflies) portion of an insect's body, to which the tails are attached.

Terrestrial: Insects which live on land and are fed on by trout only when they incidentally fall into the water are known as "terrestrials" to fly anglers, and they're very important in late summer.

Useful References:

Schwiebert, Ernest G. 1955. Matching the Hatch. MacMillan Publishing Company.

Swisher, Doug and Carl Richards. 2000. Selective Trout. The Lyons Press.