Ant Species

Question 1

Medium to large ants that usually nest in wood.

Answer 1

Carpenter ant

Question 2

Ant with smooth thorax with no spines. Red to black in color

Answer 2

Carpenter ant

Question 3

Medium to large ants that prefer nesting in ground of open fields

Answer 3

Field ants

Question 4

Ant with fast, jerky, and erratic running behavior. Monomorphic

Answer 4

Crazy ants

Question 5

Medium sized ants that commonly infest homes. Musty smell when crushed. Single nose

Answer 5

Odorous house ant

Question 6

Medium size ants. Large colonies. Single pointed node.

Answer 6

Argentine ant

Question 7

Small ant with dark head and thorax but white gaster and legs.

Answer 7

Ghost ant

Question 8

Small to medium size black with yellow feet.

Answer 8

White footed ant

Question 9

Very small monomorphic yellow brown do not sting. Common indoor jester. Will bud

Answer 9

Pharaoh ant

Question 10

Very small shiny black outdoor nesting. Monomorphic. Painful sting

Answer 10

Little black ant

Question 11

Medium sized outdoor nests in dead moist wood. Light to reddish black. Heart shaped gaster

Answer 11

Acrobat ant

Question 12

Small to medium reddish brown. Polymorphic. Painful sting

Answer 12

Red imported fire ant