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Acrobat Ant
Their name is descriptive of the ant’s habit of raising its body over its head, like an acrobat, especially when…
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Allegheny Mound Ant
Found from Nova Scotia south to Georgia and westward to Wisconsin and Iowa, discovery of this ant’s mounds often leads…
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Argentine Ant
Native to Argentina and Brazil, the species was probably introduced at New Orleans via coffee ships before 1891. Now found…
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Big Headed Ants
These ants get their common name from the exceptionally large head.
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Carpenter Ant
These ants get their common name from their habit of hollowing out galleries in pieces of wood.
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Cornfield Ant
This ant gets its common name from its close association with the corn root aphid.
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Crazy Ant
The name comes for the worker’s habit of running haphazardly around a room or building in search of food. Found…
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Field Ant
The largest genus of ants in America north of Mexico. Also called thatching ants.
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Fire Ant
Able to inflict especially painful bits and stings.
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Little Black Ant
Very small in size and jet-black coloration. Found especially in the eastern half of the U.S. and the southern half…
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Odorous House Ant
Gives off a pungent, “rotten-coconut-like” odor when it is crushed.
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Pavement Ant
Pavement ants get their common name from their habit of locating their nest in or under cracks in pavement
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Pharoah Ant
Its name resulted from the mistaken belief that this ant was one of the plagues of Egypt in the time…
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Thief Ant
These ants nest very near or even in the nest of other ants, which they rob of food.