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Overview

This is a worldwide invasive ant species.

Names

Scientific source:

Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Geographic distribution

Widespread throughout the Philippines, in agricultural and urban areas.

Natural history

This ant commonly invades houses and nests in any small crevice such as cracks in the wall or gaps in the table. This is the nasty-tasting ant that gets into the sugar bowl.

How to encounter

Leave food out on the table or the kitchen countertop. This ant will surely find it.

References

Shattuck, S. O. 1999. Australian ants: their biology and identification. Monographs on Invertebrate Taxonomy, Vol. 3, CSIRO. 226 pp.

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