Ant ID Cards
Systematically improve your ability to identify ants with Ant ID Cards!
- View high-resolution images of ants from profile, head, and dorsal shots
- Identify ants to the subfamily, genus, species, or subspecies level
- Get immediate feedback as to whether your identifications were correct
- Ants that are difficult to identify will be shown to you more frequently until you get better at identifying them
Ant ID Cards is a series of digital flashcard decks for use with Anki, a spaced repetition flashcard software available on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS.
Ant ID Cards is the perfect tool for aspiring and experienced myrmecologists alike!
Computer Installation
- Download the APKG file of the deck you purchased.
- Download and install Anki from https://apps.ankiweb.net/
- Open Anki, click File -> Import... then select the APKG file of the deck you purchased.
Mobile Installation
- Install the deck you purchased on a computer using the instructions above.
- Install Anki on your mobile device.
- Create an AnkiWeb account at https://ankiweb.net
- Connect Anki to your AnkiWeb account on both your computer and mobile device.
- Open Anki on your computer and click Sync, then open Anki on your mobile device and click the sync button.
Special thanks to AntWeb and all of the photographers that contributed images used in Ant ID Cards under the CC BY 4.0 license:
A.W. Thomas, Adam Lazarus, Adrian Troya, Aiki Yamada, Alexander Wild, Alexandra Westrich, Alice Laciny, Amanda Dias, Amir Maqbool, Ana Jesovnik, Andrea Lucky, Andrea Walker, Anna Pal, April Nobile, Aswaj Punnath, Bhrenno Trad, Bonnie Blaimer, Bradley Reynolds, Brendon Boudinot, Brian Heterick, Brianna Bartholomew, C. M. Vazquez-Franco, C. Richart, Carlos Stephens, Carol Peretz, Cerise Chen, Christian Cabuslay, Christiana Klingenberg, Christine Sosiak, Claude Lebas, D. Flocken, D. J. Cox, D. Wickwar, D.E.M. General, Dan Kjar, Daniela Lehner, David Lubertazzi, Dipendra Nath Basu, Dominique Monie, Donat Agosti, Dr. Thresiamma Varghese, E. Okonski, Elaine Tan, Elham Kashani, Eli M. Sarnat, Emma Hanisch, Enrico Schifani, Erin Prado, Estella Ortega, Eva Wiesel, Evan P. Economo, Flavia Esteves, Francisco Hita Garcia, Frank Azorsa, Frederic Petitclerc, Gabriela de Figueiredo, Gaurav Agavekar, Giulio Cuccodoro, Gracen Brilmyer, Guilherme Ide, H. Bharti, Hamish Robertson, Hans Peter Katzmann, Harald Bruckner, Isidor Plonski, J. Longino, J. Russ, Jason L. Williams, Jayanthi Puniamoorthy, Jean Claude Rakotonirina, Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo, Jen Fogarty, Jeremy Pilllow, Jill Oberski, Joe MacGown, John Lattke, John S. LaPolla, Jon Lewis, Jose Pacheco, Juan Felipe Ortega, Julio Chaul, Kate Martynova, L. Borowiec, Leah Benuska, Leonardo Tozetto, Lily Ng, Lindsie McCabe, Lucinda Gibson, M. Pierce, Marek Borowiec, Marta Soltysiak, Masako Ogasawara, Matthew Prebus, Megan Duval, Michael Branstetter, Michele Esposito, Munetoshi Maruyama, Natalia Ladino, Nick Olgeirson, Noah A. Norman, Noel Tawatao, Nokuthula Mbanyana-Nhleko, Paige Chesshire, Paige Maroni, Peter Hawkes, Phil Ward, Pronoy Baidya, Rhea Cone, Ricardo Kawada, Rick Overson, Roberto Keller, Rogerio Silvestre, Roland Schultz, Rolando Moreira, Josue Corrales, Ronald M. Clouse, Ryan Perry, S. Bylsma, Sandor Csosz, Sarah McCaffrey, Scarlett Epifanio, Shannon Hartman, Skyler Oswald, Stephanie Ware, Steve Shattuck, T. Delsinne, T. P. Sumnicht, Takeshi Yamasaki, Thibault Ramage, Tobias Hays, Vinicius Lopez, W. Jaitrong, Wade Lee, Will Ericson, Xiaofan Yang, Yudthana Samung, Zach Lieberman, Zachary Griebenow, Zahra Saifee, and Zhilin Chen.