The largest recorded contiguous colony of ants in the world stretches 6,000 kilometres (3,700 miles) from northern Italy, through the south of France to the Atlantic coast of Spain, and is made up of a species of Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) introduced into Europe approximately 80 …

Until 2000, the largest known ant supercolony was on the Ishikari coast of Hokkaidō, Japan. The colony was estimated to contain 306 million worker ants and one million queen ants living in 45,000 nests interconnected by underground passages over an area of 2.7 km 2 (670 acres). [14] .

2023年9月7日 · The Argentine Ant Supercolony, the largest ant colony on Earth, is located in the Mediterranean region and spans more than 6,000 km (3700 mi). It stretches from northern Italy through the south of France, and out to the western coast of Spain.

2024年9月23日 · The largest ant colony in the world is the Argentine super colony, which measures 3,730 miles (6,004 km) in length. The colony stretches from near the city of A Coruna, Spain to near Genoa, on Italy’s coast.

Experiments in which latex or plaster is poured into these tunnels, then excavated, have revealed structures the size of camper vans, suggesting colony populations of six million ants. However, …

2024年12月20日 · In 2002, researchers from the University of Tokyo discovered the largest ant colony ever recorded. They found a super-colony of yellow crazy ants, estimated to contain over 1 million queens and an astonishing 306 million worker ants.

2024年11月21日 · The ferocious “soldiers” are barely 3 millimeters tall and the “war” is being waged by Argentine ants or Linepithema humile —bravely playing their part in maintaining the world’s largest ant...

2009年7月1日 · A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered. Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same inter-related...

2023年1月30日 · Previous to finding this multi-continental Argentine Ant supercolony, the largest known supercolony was on the Ishikari coast of Hokkaidō, Japan.

What is the largest ant colony in the world? Learn about Argentine ant supercolonies and how this invasive species is spreading across the globe.