Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Scientific Name: Tetramorium caespitum
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Appearance
The pavement ant workers are about 1/8” to 1/16” long and vary in color from dark brown to black, with parallel furrows or lines on the head and thorax. The swarmers or reproductive ants are winged, about twice the size of the workers and also have a furrowed head and thorax. Winged reproductive ants typically swarm in the spring but have been known to emerge any time of the year in heated structures. It is not uncommon to see swarming in late fall and into February even in colder climates.
Where Do They Live?
The pavement ant is a soil-nesting species which is one of the most commonly encountered house-infesting ants in the northeast of the United States. Most pavement ant colonies are located under sidewalks, building slabs, and large rocks. They enter buildings through cracks in foundation walls and interior slabs. It is common to see sand piles and small soil particles in structures near cracks in concrete slabs or at the top of foundation walls where the ants deposit debris from excavated nests. Similar piles are seen in the warmer months at the cracks in sidewalks. Pavement ants feed on a wide variety of food including sweets like sugar, nectar, fruits, and syrups. However, they also forage for grease, dead insects, and small seeds which are collected and stored in their nest. Nearly any morsel of food that falls to the floor will be consumed by a pavement ant.
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