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Pavement Ant

APPEARANCE:
They are a light brown to black color with appendages lighter than rest of the body.Their size is about 1/10-inch long to 1/8 inch. Parallel lines on head and thorax with a 12-segment antennae.

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HABITAT:
Invades buildings while foraging for food throughout the year. Nests are outdoors under stones, along curbs or in cracks of pavement. They can also nest indoors in walls and under floors. They may become numerous in a short period of time in a kitchen or outside on a patio.

DIET:
Omnivorous. Pavement ants feed on a variety of materials, including live and dead insects, honeydew from aphids, meats, grease, etc. In fact, the often enter homes in search of food for the colony.

LIFE CYCLE/REPRODUCTION:
New ant colonies are started by a single queen that lays the eggs and tends the brood that develops into worker ants. The Queen produces five to 20 eggs per day; brood develops in about 40 days; young go through three larval stages.

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