ODOROUS HOUSE ANT (Tapinoma sessile)
 Key Biology
- One flattened node, flat and hidden by abdomen
- Monomorphic
- 1/32 inch, very small ant
- Uneven thorax
- 12 segments on antenna
- No circle of hairs on tip of abdomen
- Brown to black
- Workers given off rotten coconut odor when crushed
Distribution
- Omnivorous, but prefer sweet foods and honeydew
- When crushed has a sweetish, nauseating, rotten pineapple or rancid butter scent
- Sometimes found under foundations, in crevices of walls, often a house pest
- Under bark of trees, in tree cavities, in bird and animal nests, on patios, porches, under logs, rocks and in mulch and debris
- On beaches, wooded environments
- In wall voids, near warm areas in homes like water heaters and pipes
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