Ants

 

Common Name: Acrobat Ant

 

 

 

  • Double node ant capable of stinging.
  • When viewed from above the abdomen is distinctly heart-shaped, and the pedicel (thin waist) attaches to the top of the front of the abdomen.
  • Color ranges from light brown to almost black depending on the species.
  • Has a pair of spines on the metathorax.
  • When agitated the workers will arch their abdomen over their thorax thus the name.

 

Common Name: Argentine Ant

 

 

 

  • Single-node species with small workers, only about 2.5 mm long and al the workers the same size.
  • Can be separated from the similar Odorous House ant by its visible node and by its dull-gray black to gray-brown color.
  • When viewed from the side has a distinct dip in the top of the thorax.
  • No circle of hairs around the anal opening.
  • First segment of the antenna is NOT longer than the head, and the legs are not noticeably long, as compared to the crazy ant.

 

Common Name: Crazy Ant

 

 

 

 

 

  • Workers are small and dark brown to black.
  • Single-node with legs and antennae that are extremely long in relation to the rest of the body.
  • Has a 12-segmented antennae with no club at the end and the long basil segment is nearly twice the length of the head.
  • There is a small circle of hairs surrounding the anal opening.
  • There name comes from their habit of running around erratically, with no apparent purpose.

 

Common Name: Little Black Ant

 

 

 

 

  • This is one of the smallest ants, with workers measuring only about 1.5 mm long.
  • Related to the Pharaoh ant and is the same size, but it is shiny black not the orange of the Pharaoh ant.
  • A double-node ant and workers are the same size.
  • Antennae have 12 segments, with the last three segments enlarged to form a club.

 

Common Name: The Fire Ant

 

 

 

 

  • Double node ant
  • Red head and thorax
  • Red and Black abdomen
  • Long bristly hairs found all over the thorax and abdomen
  • No spines on the thorax
  • Antenna is composed of 10 segments with a 2 segmented club at the end
  • NO dark patch on the “forehead” area and NO downward-projecting spine on the clypeus between the jaws.
  • Distinctive dip on the top of the head differentiates this ant from other fire ants with their smoothly rounded heads.