Branch 2 Field Rep (SPCB) — Ants
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1. This ant lives in shallow mounds in soil or Odorous house ant
debris or indoors in wall voids or around
water pipes or heaters It's 1/8 inch, dark
brown to shiny black, very strong odor
when crushed. What is it?
2. This ant eats sweets and insects, lives Velvety tree ant
in dead wood such as old tree limbs,
stumps, and logs and workers vary from
1/8 to 1/4 inch, brownish-black head, red
thorax, velvety black abdomen, very dis-
tinct odor when crushed. What ant is it?
3. This ant eats sweets, proteins, grease Pavement ant
and nests in lawns or under stones or
boards; builds mounds along sidewalks
and foundations or near water. It is 3/16
inch, dark brown to black. What ant is it?
4. This small ant eats fats, proteins, sweets The pharaoh ant. Think of it this way: When
and nests in walls or cabinet voids, be- you think of Egypt, you think of the brown sand
hind baseboards or insulation, or out- and yellow pyramids. Well, the pharaoh ant is
doors in debris. It is small—1/16 inch, orangy-brown-honey colored. Remember that.
yellow or honey-colored to orange. What
ant is it? (Again, look at the clues in the
question... it's size and color)
5. The thief ant.
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, Branch 2 Field Rep (SPCB) — Ants
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d2xjn2
This super small ant eats greasy and fat-
ty, sometimes sweet and STEALS food
and ant larvae from other ant nests. It
has nests outdoors in soil or under rocks
or decaying wood, indoors behind wall-
boards or baseboards and is 1/32 inch,
yellow to light brown. What ant is it?
6. This ant likes sweets, proteins and lives Red imported fire ant
in mounds with multiple openings in soil
or lawns and sometimes in buildings be-
hind wall voids
Its workers vary from 1/16 to 1/5 inch,
reddish with dark brown abdomen and
can deliver a very painful sting and bite.
What ant is this?
7. This ant eats sweets and lives in tree Carpenter ant
stumps, firewood, fence posts, hollow
doors or window frames. It deposits
sawdust like frass outside nests. They
are large and workers vary from 1/4
to 1/2 inch, black or bicolored red and
black. What ant is this? (look at the clues
in the questions)
8. True or False: On outdoor and some- True! Ants sometimes act like cattle herders!
times indoor plants, ants protect and
care for honeydew-producing insects
such as aphids, soft scales, white-
flies, and mealybugs, increasing dam-
age from these pests.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d2xjn2
1. This ant lives in shallow mounds in soil or Odorous house ant
debris or indoors in wall voids or around
water pipes or heaters It's 1/8 inch, dark
brown to shiny black, very strong odor
when crushed. What is it?
2. This ant eats sweets and insects, lives Velvety tree ant
in dead wood such as old tree limbs,
stumps, and logs and workers vary from
1/8 to 1/4 inch, brownish-black head, red
thorax, velvety black abdomen, very dis-
tinct odor when crushed. What ant is it?
3. This ant eats sweets, proteins, grease Pavement ant
and nests in lawns or under stones or
boards; builds mounds along sidewalks
and foundations or near water. It is 3/16
inch, dark brown to black. What ant is it?
4. This small ant eats fats, proteins, sweets The pharaoh ant. Think of it this way: When
and nests in walls or cabinet voids, be- you think of Egypt, you think of the brown sand
hind baseboards or insulation, or out- and yellow pyramids. Well, the pharaoh ant is
doors in debris. It is small—1/16 inch, orangy-brown-honey colored. Remember that.
yellow or honey-colored to orange. What
ant is it? (Again, look at the clues in the
question... it's size and color)
5. The thief ant.
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, Branch 2 Field Rep (SPCB) — Ants
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d2xjn2
This super small ant eats greasy and fat-
ty, sometimes sweet and STEALS food
and ant larvae from other ant nests. It
has nests outdoors in soil or under rocks
or decaying wood, indoors behind wall-
boards or baseboards and is 1/32 inch,
yellow to light brown. What ant is it?
6. This ant likes sweets, proteins and lives Red imported fire ant
in mounds with multiple openings in soil
or lawns and sometimes in buildings be-
hind wall voids
Its workers vary from 1/16 to 1/5 inch,
reddish with dark brown abdomen and
can deliver a very painful sting and bite.
What ant is this?
7. This ant eats sweets and lives in tree Carpenter ant
stumps, firewood, fence posts, hollow
doors or window frames. It deposits
sawdust like frass outside nests. They
are large and workers vary from 1/4
to 1/2 inch, black or bicolored red and
black. What ant is this? (look at the clues
in the questions)
8. True or False: On outdoor and some- True! Ants sometimes act like cattle herders!
times indoor plants, ants protect and
care for honeydew-producing insects
such as aphids, soft scales, white-
flies, and mealybugs, increasing dam-
age from these pests.
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