Pavement Ant
Tetramorium immigrans
Pavement ants are small brown to black ants commonly nesting under sidewalks, stones, building slabs, and compacted soil in cities and suburbs. A worker forages for seeds, crumbs, dead insects, and sugary liquids, using scent trails to navigate back to the nest. When threatened, an individual defends itself with its mandibles and a small stinger, though its sting is usually too weak to bother humans. One notable feature is its ability to thrive in heavily disturbed urban habitats, where warm pavement and cracks provide reliable nesting sites.
- Type
- Burrow
- Conservation status
- NE
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- Pavement Ant
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