Where do army ants live?

Unlike other ant species, army ants are known to be nomadic, making temporary nests while traveling from one location to the next. During the nomadic stage, they march at night and stop to rest in daylight. This nomadic stage may last several days. Geographic Range There are over 200 species of army ants that exist worldwide. read more

Army ants do not build a nest like most other ants. Instead, they build a living nest with their bodies, known as a bivouac. Bivouacs tend to be found in tree trunks or in burrows dug by the ants. read more

The name army ant (or legionary ant or marabunta) is applied to over 200 ant species, in different lineages, due to their aggressive predatory foraging groups, known as "raids", in which huge numbers of ants forage simultaneously over a certain area. read more

While Army ants that live in the tropical areas throughout the world may actually swarm an area with thousands of feeding adult ants, the scenes in the movies are only partially true to life. Interestingly, there are army ant species present in the U.S., but their distribution is limited to the States located in the southern half of the country. read more