A ghost ant (Tapinoma melanocephalum) is dwarfed by a much larger stag beetle (Prosopocoilus). Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Tapinoma

is a small dolichoderine genus with a worldwide distribution. The group includes a number of pest species that enter houses or travel around with human commerce.

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Tapinoma melanocephalum

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Tapinoma melanocephalum, the ghost ant, is a house pest in warmer climates around the world.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

The aptly-named Ghost Ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum, is a house pest in warmer climates around the world. The species is instantly recognizeable by its small size and distinct translucent coloration.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Ghost Ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) drinking from spilled sugar water.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

A ghost ant (Tapinoma melanocephalum) is dwarfed by a much larger stag beetle (Prosopocoilus).

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

Ghost ants, Tapinoma melanocephalum.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Tapinoma melanocephalum is a house pest in warmer climates around the world. The species is instantly recognizeable by its small size and distinct translucent coloration.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Odorous house ants (Tapinoma sessile) gather nectar from a spring dandelion.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Tapinoma sessile tending aphids on bergamot while a parasitic wasp (Braconidae: Aphidiinae) slips in to lay eggs in the aphids.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A ghost ant (Tapinoma melanocephalum) is dwarfed by a much larger stag beetle (Prosopocoilus).

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

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