Crazy Ant
The name comes for the worker’s habit of running haphazardly around a room or building in search of food. Found throughout the U.S. but cannot survive cold winter outdoors.
- Common Name: Crazy Ant
- Scentific Name: Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille)
- Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidea
- Metamorphosis: Complete
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Size
Workers monomorphic, about 1/16-1/8" long.
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Color
Body dark brown to black with gray sheen/luster.
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Biology
The colonies tend to be small. Colonies are known to completely abandon one nesting site and move to another.
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Habit
Inside, ants usually nest underneath floors and in wall voids, especially near hot-water pipes and heaters.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties