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Crazy Ant

Crazy Ant

Worker Size:

1/16" - 1/8"
Color: Dark brown to black, often with purplish sheen
Distribution: Native of Africa or Orient. Well established in many towns and cities of Florida and Gulf states. Scattered throughout U.S. in apartment buildings, hotels and greenhouses.
Swarming: Spring
Nests: In soil under cover, plant cavities, rotten wood, trash, walls and foundations of buildings.
Food: Anything including insects, meats, seeds, fruits and honeydew. Prefers sweets.
Comments Cannot survive winters in north outdoors. It gets its name from the worker's habit of darting here and there in a jerky manner. The workers travel long distances from the next making the nest difficult to locate.

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