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Pavement Ant:
All one small size, with two nodes, dark brown, with small stingers. Found in eastern U.S. nesting along sidewalks and foundations of buildings, near firewood, stones, brick, mulch, etc. They forage in trails from outside colonies to indoor food sources, far from nests eating dead insects, greasy food, sweets, pet food. Can access structures many times via plumbing pipes and move to upper building floors. May throw soil out on top of concrete slabs. Make sure all plumbing, doors and windows are tightly sealed and caulked, if necessary.
Little Black Ant:
Very small and black, two nodes, with workers all one size. Found throughout the U.S.
Argentine Ant:
A one node, small, shiny brown ant with one size worker. Found throughout the southeastern U.S. They nest outdoors under logs, concrete slabs, debris and mulch. They build large colonies and can move rapidly. In winter they move indoors. Feed on sweets.
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