What's this site about?

This site is about ants. As obvious as it seems, we prefer to think of this site as a community-based tool about ants. The final goal is to provide the tools needed for any myrmecologist to curate their collection, identify the ants, check the ID with quality images, compare the data in distribution maps and know if the finding is new for a given region.

To achieve this, we need to:

define the different regions to study
create a list of existing ants for the region
develope identification keys
image specimens of all the existing species, three castes [at least!]
create a web-based database to store the data
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This work is huge, but we think its achievable if we work together. We are developing several tools that will let us:

belong to this community
add their own info to the web [photos, database distribution records, stories, bibliography, videos, etc...]
comment/participate in the info offered by others
develope shared projects with other members
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In the next pages we will try to explain how to use the different tools to perform the tasks above.

Do I want to join the community?

If you just want to enjoy the information offered here, you need no registration. All of the published information is public. We keep nothing for ourselves, as we believe that knowledge is valuable only if it's shared.

But...

If you think this tool is a real need and you want to participate in the project, register and become an active member