The Republic of Singapore is an island country off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, in Southeast Asia. It is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north, and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to its south.
Singapore consists of 62 islands, exclusive of mainland Singapore (Pulau Ujong).
Singapore has on-going land reclamation projects with land being obtained from its own hills, the seabed, and neighbouring countries.
Singapore has a tropical rainforest climate and as such is a highly biodiverse region.
The ant fauna is representative of this diversity and there are over 90 described species. Ant subdamilies include:
Aenictinae, Amblyoponinae, Aneuretinae, Cerapachyinae, Dolichoderinae, Dorylinae, Ecitoninae, Ectatomminae, Formicinae, Leptanillinae, Myrmicinae, Paraponerinae, Ponerinae, Proceratiinae and Pseudomyrmecinae.
Tags: Singapore
About Us
AntBlog is a budding community of ant enthusiasts. We study ants and track ants in the news.... more
Featured
Latest updates
Do ants bleed? Ant circulatory system
Ant blood is a colourless liquid. It is circulated through the body by the contraction...
Formicarium
A formicarium is a purposefuly designed enclosure used to contain and study ants. The...
Eusociality
The term eusocial was introduced in 1966 by Entomologist Suzanne Batra and subsequentl...
About us
We're a community of ant enthusiasts who've been online since August 2008. Richard is ...
Keeping ants in captivity
Keeping and studying ants can be a rewarding experience. Wether you're interested in b...