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Pyramid Ant |
Worker Size: |
1/8" |
| Color: |
Brown to black, orage and black, red and black |
| Distribution: |
Throughout most of U.S., but common only in southern half. |
| Swarming: |
Early to mid-summer. |
| Nests: |
Soil in open sunny places. Cone shaped. |
| Food: |
Carnivorous and predacious, feeding n other ants and insects. Attend aphids for honeydew. Prefers sweets. |
| Comments |
Colonies small to moderate in size. Worders forage in conspicuouis file and invade houses from outside. |
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