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Pavement Ant
- Latin Name:
- Tetramorium caespitum
- Appearance:
- Light brown to black with appendages lighter than rest of the body. About 1/10-inch long. Parallel lines on head and thorax with a 12-segment antennae.
- Habit:
- Invades buildings while foraging for food throughout the year. Nests are outdoors under stones, along curbs or in cracks of pavement. Can nest indoors in walls and under floors.
- Diet:
- Omnivorous. Will eat many things, but prefers greasy and sweet foods.
- Reproduction:
- Queen produces five to 20 eggs per day; brood develops in about 40 days; young go through three larval stages.
- Other:
- Slow-moving; a particular nuisance around buildings with slab-on-grade construction.
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