A-Z: Animal names containing "ant"

A

South American insect-devouring mammal

B

Long-tailed game bird whose species name is the word for red body liquid

C

Fish thought to be long-extinct but rediscovered in 1938

D

Bird whose name means a dull H2O dictator

E

The biggest land animal

F

Rare big cat named after a US state

G

Large, cuddly, much-loved, black and white Chinese mammal

H

This bird's name can be guessed from these clues: "Legendary archer Robin", "Insect" and "Pocket-shaped Middle Eastern bread"

I

Black, long-necked, diving seabird of the S. Asian subcontinent

J

Bird whose name would indicate a young hen of a certain boxing weight from Honshu

K

Huge scarlet bloodsucker from a mountain of Borneo

L

Insect which severs the roundish green parts of plants

M

Graceful, gliding, flat-bodied sea creature

N

Clues for this bird's name are "One who natters", "Slate-like", "Insect" and "Anagram of shriek"

O

Amber-coloured mega-spider associated with a type of large monkey

P

Stick insect with a holy name, known for eating each others' heads

Q

Royal member of an insect colony, the only one which can lay eggs

R

Tiny gazelle-like mammal with a noble, monarchical species name

S

Fish whose name is a military rank (in fact, two ranks)

T

Songbird named after its fanned-out rear section, whose upper body is the same colour as an owl

U

Small bird with a single colour, associated with a certain insect

V

Hummingbird whose name means "excellent" or "very shiny", with a purple forward section

W

Bird known for munching a type of large banana, from the left (occidental) side of the map

X

Insect-eating bird of an Amazon tributary, with an upper section like a reptile's skin

Y

Sun-coloured, mad insect

Z

Bird whose name can be derived from the name of a great Brazilian striker (but with a different initial letter); a mafia boss; an insect; and a flying animal