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ant’s name comes from _
from the worker’s habit of running in an erratic, jerky manner when searching for food
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found throughout the US, but is confined to the indoors in the _ because _
- northern states
- it cannot survive the winter outdoors
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size?
small to medium, 1/16 to 1/8 inch
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color = Body _ to black with gray sheen/luster, slender
dark brown
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color = Body dark brown to _ with gray sheen/luster, slender
black
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color = Body dark brown to black with _ , slender
gray sheen/luster
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color = Body dark brown to black with gray sheen/luster, _
slender
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Antenna and legs _ in comparison to _
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antenna #-segmented, _ club
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1st antennal segment (scape) length about _
twice head length
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Thorax = , profile =
lacks spines
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Pedicel #-segmented
1 segmented
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Gaster =
with circular anal opening
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Gaster with anal opening circular, circle of hairs = yes? no?
yes, surrounded by circle of hairs
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Stinger = yes? no?
no, stinger absent
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The colonies tend to be _
tend to be small, composed of up to 2000 workers
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Colonies are highly _, nesting in both very dry and moist habitats
adaptable
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Colonies are highly adaptable, nesting in both _
very dry and moist habitats
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Nesting = Crazy ants are known to
completely abandon one nesting site and move to another
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Although swarms have been observed, apparently most new colonies are created by _
budding
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Males are frequently observed _
at lights
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Indoors = these ants usually nest underneath _, in potted plants, and in wall voids, especially near hot-water pipes and heaters
underneath floors/carpeting
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Indoors = these ants usually nest underneath floors or carpeting, in _, and in wall voids, especially near hot-water pipes and heaters
in potted plants
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Indoors = these ants usually nest underneath floors or carpeting, in potted plants, and _, especially near hot-water pipes and heaters
and in wall voids
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Indoors = these ants usually nest underneath floors or carpeting, in potted plants, and in wall voids, especially near _
hot water pipes and heaters
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
preferred foods are _ , but they will feed on almost any household food.
insects and sweets
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preferred foods are insects and sweets, but they will feed on almost any _
household food
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Outdoors = the nests are _ and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, refuse, mulch, and in potted plants
shallow
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Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in _ or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, refuse, mulch, and in potted plants
soil under objects
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Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or _, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, refuse, mulch, and in potted plants
next to foundations
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as _, trash, refuse, mulch, and in potted plants
cavities in plants and trees
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, _, refuse, mulch, and in potted plants
trash
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, _, mulch, and in potted plants
refuse
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, refuse, _, and in potted plants
mulch
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, refuse, mulch, and in _
in potted plants
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
ant’s name comes from _
from the worker’s habit of running in an erratic, jerky manner when searching for food
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
found throughout the US, but is confined to the indoors in the _ because _
- northern states
- it cannot survive the winter outdoors
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
size?
small to medium, 1/16 to 1/8 inch
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
color = Body _ to black with gray sheen/luster, slender
dark brown
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
color = Body dark brown to _ with gray sheen/luster, slender
black
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
color = Body dark brown to black with _ , slender
gray sheen/luster
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
color = Body dark brown to black with gray sheen/luster, _
slender
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Antenna and legs _ in comparison to _
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antenna #-segmented, _ club
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
1st antennal segment (scape) length about _
twice head length
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Thorax = , profile =
lacks spines
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Pedicel #-segmented
1 segmented
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Gaster =
with circular anal opening
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Gaster with anal opening circular, circle of hairs = yes? no?
yes, surrounded by circle of hairs
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Stinger = yes? no?
no, stinger absent
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
The colonies tend to be _
tend to be small, composed of up to 2000 workers
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Colonies are highly _, nesting in both very dry and moist habitats
adaptable
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Colonies are highly adaptable, nesting in both _
very dry and moist habitats
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Nesting = Crazy ants are known to
completely abandon one nesting site and move to another
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Although swarms have been observed, apparently most new colonies are created by _
budding
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Males are frequently observed _
at lights
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Indoors = these ants usually nest underneath _, in potted plants, and in wall voids, especially near hot-water pipes and heaters
underneath floors/carpeting
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Indoors = these ants usually nest underneath floors or carpeting, in _, and in wall voids, especially near hot-water pipes and heaters
in potted plants
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Indoors = these ants usually nest underneath floors or carpeting, in potted plants, and _, especially near hot-water pipes and heaters
and in wall voids
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Indoors = these ants usually nest underneath floors or carpeting, in potted plants, and in wall voids, especially near _
hot water pipes and heaters
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
preferred foods are _ , but they will feed on almost any household food.
insects and sweets
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
preferred foods are insects and sweets, but they will feed on almost any _
household food
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are _ and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, refuse, mulch, and in potted plants
shallow
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in _ or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, refuse, mulch, and in potted plants
soil under objects
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or _, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, refuse, mulch, and in potted plants
next to foundations
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as _, trash, refuse, mulch, and in potted plants
cavities in plants and trees
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, _, refuse, mulch, and in potted plants
trash
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, _, mulch, and in potted plants
refuse
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, refuse, _, and in potted plants
mulch
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
Outdoors = the nests are shallow and usually located in soil under objects or next to foundations, or
in such places as cavities in plants and trees, trash, refuse, mulch, and in _
in potted plants
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they feed primarily on _, seeds, fruits, and
honeydew from aphids (plantlice), mealybugs, and scale insects that they tend
live and dead insects
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
they feed primarily on live and dead insects, _, fruits, and
honeydew from aphids (plantlice), mealybugs, and scale insects that they tend
seeds
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
they feed primarily on live and dead insects, seeds, _, and
honeydew from aphids (plantlice), mealybugs, and scale insects that they tend
fruits
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CRAZY ANT - FIELD GUIDE
they feed primarily on live and dead insects, seeds, fruits, and
_ from aphids (plantlice), mealybugs, and scale insects that they tend
honeydew
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They most often enter homes in _ because both conditions reduce their supply of _
- the fall or after a rain
- honeydew
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The use of _ in the voids of outside ground-floor walls and infested interior walls may be helpful in the long term.
boric acid
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The use of boric acid dust in the voids of _ and infested interior walls may be helpful in the long term.
outdoor ground floor walls
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The use of boric acid dust in the voids of outside ground-floor walls and infested _ may be helpful in the long term.
interior walls
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