Little Black Ants
Distinctive Qualities:
- Two nodes
- One size worker, 1/16 inch (2mm)
- Uneven thorax
- Thorax has no spines
- 12 antennal segments
- Club segmented in three parts
- Black Color
Tip: The little black ant, not surprisingly, is a very small, black
ant. This ant is closely related to the Pharaoh ant and looks just like it
except for its black coloration.
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom |
Animalia |
| Phylum |
Arthropoda |
| Class |
Insecta |
| Order |
Hymenoptera |
| Family |
Formicidae |
| Genus |
Monomorium |
| Species |
M. Minimum |
