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Habits

This species is a scavanger/predator ant that will eat most household foods and other insects. Indoors they will colonize near heat sources or in insulation. Outdoors they tend to colonize under rocks. Colonies range in size from 100-10,000, and house several queens. They are non-aggressive, however they are capable of biting and stinging. Queens lay one egg per day. Typical time to adult phase of development is 34-38 days.

Appearance

They range in color from brown to black and range in length from 1/16 to 1/8 inches ( 1.5 - 3.2 mm). Their antennae have 12 segments and are not terminated with a club.

Origin of Common Name

The common names, Odorous House Ant and Coconut Ant, come from the the odor the ants produce when crushed, which is very similar to the pungent odor of a coconut