Pavement Ant

Tetramorium immigrans

Pavement ants are small ants that often live under sidewalks and driveways. They love to feast on crumbs and scraps of food.

Habitat: Urban areas, under pavement

Appearance

The Pavement Ant is a small, dark brown to black ant, about 2.5-4mm long, with pale legs and antennae. Its body has distinct grooves and two small spines on its back, making it appear ridged and less smooth than many other common ants.

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumArthropodaClassInsectaOrderHymenopteraFamilyFormicidaeGenusTetramorium

Pavement Ant

Interesting facts

Pavement ants eat almost anything, from tiny crumbs to dead insects!

Their queens can live for many years, laying thousands of eggs!

They can lift objects many times heavier than their own body weight!

They fight huge battles with other ant colonies right on your sidewalk!

Special abilities

Pavement Ant can leave invisible chemical trails because of special glands that help them guide friends to food.

Pavement Ant has strong mandibles that help them chew through tough food and dig tunnels in hard ground.

Pavement Ant can build elaborate nests under pavement, protecting their colony from harsh weather.

Pavement Ant can "talk" using its antennae, tapping them to share important messages with other ants.

Measurements & details

Size: 2.5-4 mm
Lifespan: 60-90 days
Leg Count: 6
Colony Size: 10000

Diet & Feeding

These tiny ants eat almost anything, from sweets to other insects!

Primary Foods

sweets
grease
dead insects
seeds
fruit
honey-dew

Foraging Method

Foraging

Ecological connections

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Common bird that preys on ants foraging on the ground.

hunts

Argentine Ant

Linepithema humile

Competes and preys on other ant species in their territory.

symbiotic with

Cotton Aphid

Aphis gossypii

Protects these aphids for their sweet honeydew secretion.

eats

House Fly

Musca domestica

Scavenges on dead house flies in urban environments.

Traits

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