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Nests in moist wood.
Sometimes use old termite habitat.
Hollows out galleries in wood.
Carpenter. Odorous House. Argentine.
Crazy.
Carpenter
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Prefers sweets, live/dead insects.
Bone piles outside galleries.
Night time foragers.
Trails hundreds of feet for food and water.
Not strong trail followers.
Carpenter. Odorous House. Argentine.
Crazy.
Carpenter
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Construct shallow nests in soil under debris.
Nest outdoors but can potentially move nest inside.
Large colonies with multiple nests.
May move nests often/abandon in winter.
Carpenter. Odorous House. Argentine.
Crazy.
Odorous House
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Prefers sweets and people food.
Good candidate for pre baiting.
Bait all foraging trails found, workers don't get around.
Carpenter. Odorous House. Argentine.
Crazy.
Odorous
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Aggressively territorial, especially against different colonies.
Carpenter. Odorous House. Argentine.
Crazy.
Argentine
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Nests in dark and protected places
Prefers sweets
Strong trail followers
Carpenter. Odorous House. Argentine.
Crazy.
Argentine
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Largest pest ant in North America
Carpenter. Odorous House. Argentine.
Crazy.
Carpenter
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Nests in dry, wet, moist places
Omnivores preferring sweets and live insects
Poor trail followers
Attracted to fuel/electricity
Carpenter. Odorous House. Argentine.
Crazy.
Crazy
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Nests inside and out
Prefers sweets, live and dead insects
Strong trail followers
Crazy. Ghost. White Footed. Field.
Ghost
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Nests may be arboreal or on ground
Decentralized nests
Prefers sweets and will eat dead insects
Queens look like workers
Crazy. Ghost. White Footed. Field.
White Footed
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Nest in soil and decaying wood
Prefers honeydew, sweets, and insects
Can bite and spray formic acid
Crazy. Ghost. White Footed. Field.
Field
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Nest in soil and decaying wood
Prefers honeydew, sweets, and insects
Can bite and spray formic acid
Crazy. Ghost. White Footed. Field.
Field
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Constructs large nests in sunny locations
Prefers oils, proteins, and lesser extent sweets
Highly aggressive
Inject painful alkaloid venom
Causes pustules
RIFA. Pavement. Pharoah. Little Black.
RIFA
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Nests under sidewalks, foundations, driveways
Prefers honeydew, live/dead insects, plants
Territorial
RIFA. Pavement. Pharoah. Little Black.
Pavement
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Nests in buildings
Will eat almost anything
Strong foragers and trail followers
Sugar/urine ant
RIFA. Pavement. Pharoah. Little Black.
Pharoah
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Nests indoor/outdoor
Omnivorous
Ants inside often traced to outdoor nesting location
May kill off small RIFA colonies
RIFA. Pavement. Pharoah. Little Black.
Little Black
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Nests in dead wood
Can nest aerially
Pavement. Pharoah. Little Black.
Acrobat.
Acrobat
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Prefers sweets and proteins
Bone piles outside galleries
Hold gaster over head when disturbed
Pair of thoracic spines holds it in place
Emits foul smelling liquid
Pavement. Pharoah. Little Black.
Acrobat.
Acrobat
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Nests under in cover and in rotting wood
Construct/take over mud tubes
Prefers protein and sweets
Some species transmit fowl tapeworm
20-30 minor workers per soldier
Little Black. Acrobat. Big Headed. Harvester.
Big Headed
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Nests in exposed sandy soil and lawns
May contribute to erosion
Prefers seeds above all else
Beard carries seeds and soil
Painful stings
Stinger left in victim
May seriously harm animals
Little Black. Acrobat. Big Headed. Harvester.
Harvester
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Prefers seeds above all else
Beard carries seeds and soil
Little Black. Acrobat. Big Headed. Harvester.
Harvester
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Painful stings
Stinger left in victim
May seriously harm animals
Little Black. Acrobat. Big Headed. Harvester.
Harvester
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Nests in exposed sandy soil and lawns
May contribute to erosion
Little Black. Acrobat. Big Headed. Harvester.
Harvester
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