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Little Black Ant

December 8, 2014

Family Structure

  • Eggs laid by the queen can take just ten days to hatch.
  • Form colonies with multiple queens
  • Winged ants may fly away and start a new colony if the current colony is overpopulated

Appearance

  • Tiny
  • Shiny black
  • Workers: 1/16th inch in length
  • Queens: 1/8th inch in length

Habitat

  • Outdoors or in wood inside a home

Characteristics

  • Pests
  • Use recruitment to deal more effectively with large prey

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