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[UtahAnts]

I'm just curious what types of ants you all have found at differing extreme elevations. Personally, living and hiking in the Rocky Mountains, I have kept track of what species I have found and at what heights. 

The record so far for me is Camponotus cf. laevigatus (hercleanus group sp.) at around 11,200 ft. (3.41 km).  It should be noted however that I have seen Formica and Camponotus nuptial flights higher than 11,000 ft (ca. 3,353 m). as well but no established colonies that I know of.

I have found slave raiding Formica species at around 7,943 ft., along with their common host species nearby

 

Some other notable high altitude Genera:

-Lasius

-Pheidole

-Monomorium

-Tapinoma

-Crematogaster

 

I'd love to here about your personal and local records as well, high or low elevations.

Edited by AntsUtah, October 1 2021 - 2:02 PM.

[CheetoLord02]

I found Pheidole rhea at 1,506 feet, which is absurdly low for them. They're normally found over 4000ft. I also found Lasius xerophilus at white sands national park, which is around 4,200 feet, which for southern NM is pretty substantially low elevation.