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The banded sugar ant (Camponotus consobrinus), also known as the sugar ant, is a species of ant native to Australia. A member of the genus Camponotus in the subfamily Formicinae , it was described by German entomologist Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1842.
Diagram of the pavement ant. (a = queen; b = queen after loss of wings; c = male, d = worker, e = larva; g = pupa; f = head of larva more highly magnified) Tetramorium immigrans —also known as the immigrant pavement ant , pavement ant , [ note 1 ] and the sugar ant in parts of North America [ 1 ] [ note 2 ] —is an ant native to Europe ...
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 ).
The golden tail sugar ant is a polymorphic species, meaning that workers vary in size. [3] It is a relatively small species, with lengths ranging from 5 to 9 millimetres (0.20 to 0.35 in ). The ants are almost entirely black, with the exception of their gaster which has a covering of golden hairs, and also resembles some species of spiny ants ...
Some species or genera commonly categorized as pests include the Argentine ant, immigrant pavement ant, yellow crazy ant, banded sugar ant, pharaoh ant, red wood ant, black carpenter ant, odorous house ant, red imported fire ant, and European fire ant. Some ants will raid stored food, some will seek water sources, others may damage indoor ...
Sugar ants is a term for any kind of ant that prefers sweet nourishment—especially from sugary liquids—and doesn’t require a lot of water. They’re usually dark brown or black, and don’t ...
C. inflatus is part of the genus Camponotus, a diverse genus distributed globally containing over 1,500 species commonly called carpenter ants or sugar ants. [4] [5] The species itself is part of the subgenus Myrmophyma, the bladder-head carpenter ants. [6] The worker ants range from 5 to 8 millimeters, but repletes can swell up to 17mm. The ...
The black-headed sugar ant (Camponotus nigriceps), also known as the brown sugar ant, is a species of Formicinae ant endemic to Australia. Found throughout most states, the species is a member of the genus Camponotus , a cosmopolitan genus of ants commonly known as carpenter ants.