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Longlegged ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, 1857)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The longlegged ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) is a species in the family Formicidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the longlegged ant

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the longlegged ant live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the longlegged ant as introduced in 28 countries, and flagged as invasive in 14 of them.

  1. Australiainvasive
  2. Fijiinvasive
  3. French Polynesiainvasive
  4. Indiainvasive
  5. Indonesiainvasive
  6. Marshall Islandsinvasive
  7. New Caledoniainvasive
  8. Niueinvasive
  9. Papua New Guineainvasive
  10. Samoainvasive
  11. Seychellesinvasive
  12. Tongainvasive
  13. Tuvaluinvasive
  14. Vanuatuinvasive
  15. Bolivia
  16. Chile
  17. Cook Islands
  18. Kiribati
  19. Mauritius
  20. Mexico
  21. Micronesia
  22. Solomon Islands
  23. Tanzania
  24. Timor-Leste
Show 4 more countries
  1. Tokelau
  2. United States
  3. Vietnam
  4. Wallis & Futuna

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the longlegged ant endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the longlegged ant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyFormicidae
  6. genusAnoplolepis
  7. SpeciesAnoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, 1857)

Synonyms Anoplolepis longipes, Anoplolepis trifasciata, Formica gracilipes, Formica longipes, Formica trifasciata, Plagiolepis gracilipes, Plagiolepis longipes, Prenolepis longipes

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Long-legged antEnglish
  • YCAEnglish
  • Yellow crazy antEnglish
  • Formiga Boja GrogaCatalan
  • Hormiga loca amarilla de ÁfricaSpanish
  • Fourmi « folle »French
  • Formica pazza giallaItalian
  • アシナガキアリJapanese
  • 긴다리비틀개미Korean
  • HazewindmierDutch
  • Formiga-loucaPortuguese
  • ඇඹලයාSinhala
  • มดน้ำผึ้งThai
  • 細足捷蟻Chinese
  • Fourmi folle jauneFrench
  • 長腳捷蟻Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longlegged ant

Other species in the same genus Anoplolepis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the longlegged ant an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the longlegged ant as invasive in 14 countries, including Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, India and Indonesia. It lists it as introduced in 28 in all.

What kind of animal is the longlegged ant?

The longlegged ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) belongs to the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Longlegged ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longlegged-ant

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BibTeX
@misc{longlegged_ant_2026,
  title = {Longlegged ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longlegged-ant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}