types of ants found in africa
South African Ants. Approximately a thousand species of ants live in South Africa, but only about half of them have common names, such as pharaoh ants, fire ants and African thief ants. Crematogaster guard ants and whistling thorny acacia trees in South Africa have formed a symbiotic relationship.
Dorylus, also known as driver ants, safari ants, or siafu, is a large genus of army ants found primarily in central and east Africa, although the range also extends to southern Africa and tropical Asia.
Kenya Ants. Kenya, located in East Africa, is home to approximately 12 ant subfamilies, within which 573 species have been identified. The largest Kenyan subfamily is the Myrmicinae, a subfamily of ants, such as Harvester ants, living on the savannah in sub-Saharan Africa.