【Largest Ant Species】Gigas Ant Specimen

Scientific Name: carpenter dinomyrmex

Along with the Osoreraria ant, this is one of the largest ants in the world.

The queen ant measures around 30-40 mm, and even the workers are 20-30 mm. This is 1.5 to 2 times larger than the Kuroo ant, the largest ant in Japan. The abdomen is dark brown and covered with short golden hairs. The rest of the body is glossy black. The legs and antennae are about the same length as the body, and are slender yet sturdy.

A colossal ant that inhabits lowland forests to low mountains in Southeast Asia. It is more than 1.5 times the size of Japan's Kuroo ant, and roughly the same size as a Japanese giant hornet or Asian giant hornet, making it easily noticeable. However, because its habitat is remote and its coloration resembles the ground and tree trunks, it can sometimes be difficult to find. Its bite is also extremely strong and can easily pierce human skin. Queen ants are sold for tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yen for breeding and research purposes. As it lives deep in the jungle, many aspects remain unclarified.

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We will ship a queen ant from Jambi Province, Central Sumatra, Indonesia, as pictured. I measured it at 30mm. It was collected in March 2012.