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CRAZY ANT (Paratrechina longicornis)

Key Biology

  • One node
  • Monomorphic
  • 1/8 inch long
  • Uneven thorax
  • 12 segments on antenna
  • Circle of hairs on tip of abdomen
  • Dark brown
  • Extremely long legs
  • First antenna length twice as long as head

Distribution

  • Colonies found in soil and under logs, stones, landscape mulch, wood, debris and firewood
  • Found in tree holes, cavities in trees and limbs rotted wood and sprinklers
  • Potted plants