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

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Ghost Ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) drinking from spilled sugar water.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Ghost Ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) drinking from spilled sugar water.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Camponotus termitarius is an emerging pest of pastures and old agricultural fields in northern Argentina.

Perdices, Entre Rios, Argentina
Technomyrmex difficilis. The pattern of hairs on the head and back of this ant is diagnostic for this species.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Technomyrmex difficilis, brood nest with workers and developing larvae and pupae.  This African species has become a pest in warm climates around the world.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Monomorium pharaonis, the pharaoh's ant.

Panama City, Panama
The pharoah's ant Monomorium pharaonis is among the most persistent of indoor ant pests.  These slender yellow ants characteristically form long foraging trails.  

Panama City, Panama
Brachymyrmex patagonicus is a South American rover ant that is spreading rapidly across the southern and western United States. Here, workers feed from a honey bait.

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Ghost Ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) drinking from spilled sugar water.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Ghost Ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) drinking from spilled sugar water.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Ghost Ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) drinking from spilled sugar water.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
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