Black garden ant

Description:

COLOR:Black. BEHAVIOR:Little black ants are usually seen around homes following well-defined trails between the nest and food and water sources. They feed on a wide variety of foods, but the workers are partial to the sweet honeydew produced by aphids, scales and mealybugs found feeding on many trees and plants.

Habitat:

Highly adaptable, little black ants generally live outside. They build their nests primarily in dark, protected areas under rocks, rotting logs, decaying trees, even cement cracks, but will also thrive in lawns or gardens. Indoors, little black ants build their nests in woodwork, wall voids, baseboards and under carpeting.

Notes:

Family: Formicidae Category: Species Top Classification: Lasius Length: Male: 0.5 - 0.7 cm (Drone), Female: 0.3 - 0.5 cm (Worker)