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The little black ant (Monomorium minimum) is a species of ant native to North America. [1] It is a shiny black color, the workers about 1 to 2 mm long and the queens 4 to 5 mm long. It is a monomorphic species, with only one caste of worker, and polygyne, meaning a nest may have more than one queen. A colony is usually moderately sized with ...
The ants appear to prefer the warmth and moisture of the coast. [11] N. fulva has been a pest in rural and urban areas of Colombia, and South America, where it displaced all other ant species. There, small poultry such as chickens have died of asphyxiation while larger animals, such as cattle, have been attacked around the eyes, nostrils, and ...
These ants are commonly called "crazy ants" because instead of following straight lines, they dash around erratically. They have a broad distribution, including much of the tropics and subtropics , and are also found in buildings in more temperate regions, making them one of the most widespread ant species in the world.
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Nov. 6—The ants measure only about one-sixteenth of an inch long but are considered one of the world's worst invasive species. Aaron Johnson was worried when his two sons, ages 2 and 5, woke up ...
Very little is known about the immature stages of ant nest beetles. Most appear to live in ant nests in their early stages of life. Although many are facultative or obligate myrmecophiles, most do not appear like ants (i.e. myrmecomorphic) and unlike in the case of myrmecophilous larval Lycaenidae, there appears to be no benefit gained by the ants in this association. [1]
Tom Rasberry is an exterminator from Pearland, Texas, who first identified the Rasberry crazy ant in 2002. [1] [2] The ants have been known to short out many different types of electrical apparatus.