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BUG ID

VELVETY TREE ANT

VELVETY TREE ANT

Measuring about ¼ of an inch, these ants typically live outdoors, but will venture inside looking for moist or rotting wood to nest in. They are named for their velvety black abdomen.

FIRE ANTS

FIRE ANTS

Identified by their copper brown head and body, Fire ants have a mean venom-injecting sting. Their nests are typically built in moist soil or beneath timber, logs, rocks, or bricks.

SUGAR ANTS

SUGAR ANTS

Earning their name by consuming a diet of sugary food such as nectar and sap, sugar ants can be recognized by their orange-brown bodies and black heads. They are most active during the summer.

ARGENTINE ANTS

ARGENTINE ANTS

Native to Argentina, this invasive species has spread to six continents because of human travel. They will invade homes in search of food and water.

BLACK CARPENTER ANTS

BLACK CARPENTER ANTS

Distinguished by dull black bodies with white or yellow hairs on their abdomens, these ants live in dead trees or the interior of homes when moist wood is available.

ODOROUS HOUSE ANTS

ODOROUS HOUSE ANTS

Easily recognized by their rotten coconut smell when squished, these brown or black ants are notorious for invading kitchen pantries in search of sweets.