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#1 Offline caleb.melt - Posted September 9 2019 - 7:48 PM

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What is the Small black ant that gets into your house ? I’m new and was curious of the “scientific” term for them, thanks 🤙
Also I’m not sure how’s to add photos to these threads

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#2 Offline rbarreto - Posted September 9 2019 - 8:04 PM

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Without pictures, location and accurate measurements we won't be able to give you a proper answer.

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#3 Offline gcsnelling - Posted September 10 2019 - 2:27 AM

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At a guess I would say they are Tapinoma sessile as they are very common house invading ants in the Eastern US.


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#4 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted September 10 2019 - 3:08 AM

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Could also be Brachymyrmex patagonicus.


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#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 10 2019 - 5:31 AM

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I'd bet the farm it's Tapinoma sessile.


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#6 Offline rbarreto - Posted September 10 2019 - 5:49 AM

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Wow I completely missed the location in the title

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#7 Offline Broncos - Posted November 4 2019 - 10:36 AM

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Yea I agree with brachymyrmex patagonicus. I am currently keeping a colony of those with 40 workers... they grow fast!

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