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Crazy Ant
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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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