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Tapinoma sessile is a species of small ant that goes by the common names odorous house ant, sugar ant, stink ant, and coconut ant. [1] Their colonies are polydomous (consisting of multiple nests) and polygynous (containing multiple reproducing queens).
· Carpenter ants vary in size from ¼ to 1/2 inch; they do not eat wood like termites, but they will excavate damp wood in your house to create galleries where they nest.
Pyramid ants are medium-sized ants, ranging from 2–4 mm. They are light orange in color and fast moving. Unlike other ant species in the area like the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), this species is relatively harmless to humans and unable to sting. The workers have a foul smelling coconut odor when crushed.
The ghost ant is small, with average lengths ranging between 1.3 to 2.0 millimetres (0.051 to 0.079 in) in workers. [2] The antennae composes of 12 segments that thickens towards the tip. [3] The antennal scapes exceeds the occipital border. The head and thorax is a dark brown colour while the gaster, legs and antennae are a milky white colour.
How far ants will travel for food depends on the species, but it’s generally within about 25 feet of the nest. The colony is almost always found outside, so look around to identify where they ...
The language these ants use is rather sophisticated: the ants adapt their communication, using shorter messages for frequently used locations and compressing some more regular messages. [4] Using a method based on measuring the time it takes the ants to communicate various messages, it has been shown that they can to use simple arithmetic ...
2. What to look for in and around your home. If you’re sure you spotted a termite, take a look around your home for the following: Mud tubes: According to DeVries, termites dry out easily if ...
The scent bristles and scent scales serve to increase surface area and facilitate the evaporation of insect pheromones. [ 35 ] Rather than evolving a completely unique set of enzymes for pheromone biosynthesis, insects often modify normal metabolites into pheromones with high regio-, chemo-, ( E/Z )-, diastereo-, or enantioselectivity and in ...