{"id":7558,"date":"2019-02-19T14:42:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T19:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?page_id=7558"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:27:02","slug":"ants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/ants\/","title":{"rendered":"Ants"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id7558_d0cb4d-69 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7558_d0cb4d-69 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7558_d0cb4d-69 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7558_d0cb4d-69 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7558_d0cb4d-69 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7558_d0cb4d-69 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7558_d0cb4d-69 alignwide wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7558_6659d0-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7558_6659d0-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7558_6659d0-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7558_6659d0-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7558_6659d0-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7558_6659d0-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7558_6659d0-02{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7558_6659d0-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7558_6659d0-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7558_6659d0-02\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2>Ants<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Identification:<\/strong> If the information on these pages does not afford you a satisfactory or confident ID determination, don&#8217;t hesitate to make use of our <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/insect-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Insect Diagnostic Lab<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0 You can either send us a specimen, or upload a good (clear), closeup photo (or photos) for us using our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/idl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photo Submission Form<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Depending on the particular ant in question, sometimes a really good photo is adequate.\u00a0 But when a photo is not sufficient by itself, our <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/submitting-insect-specimens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Submitting Specimens<\/strong><\/a> page will guide you through the process of submitting your specimens to our lab for identification.<\/p>\n<p>People in Maine often mistake winged ants\u2013<em>especially if they are swarming<\/em>\u2013with winged termites. Due to our generally long and cold winters, however, termites have only been found rarely in some southern and coastal areas of Maine.\u00a0 For those who may be concerned, however, Mississippi State University Extension has a fact sheet with a helpful illustration that explains nicely the difference between the overall body design of a termite versus an ant: <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.msstate.edu\/blog\/how-distinguish-termites-ants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>How to Distinguish Termites from Ants<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Another resource about flying ants that is worth checking out is this UK Natural History Museum feature: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/discover\/when-why-winged-ants-swarm-nuptial-flight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Flying ant day: when winged ants take their nuptial flight<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although it is true that many ants are pests and\/or a nuisance from a human perspective, ants are also beneficial in many ways, as discussed in the following two publications: <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.umass.edu\/sites\/ag.umass.edu\/files\/fact-sheets\/pdf\/ants_in_lawns.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ants in Lawns, UMass Extension (PDF)<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipm.iastate.edu\/ipm\/hortnews\/1998\/6-19-1998\/antsinlawns.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ants in Lawns (Iowa State University)<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7558_5868fd-1b .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7558_5868fd-1b .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer alignwide kt-block-spacer-7558_5868fd-1b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id7558_5262fa-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7558_5262fa-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7558_5262fa-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7558_5262fa-2e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7558_5262fa-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7558_5262fa-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7558_5262fa-2e alignwide wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7558_1117d7-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7558_1117d7-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7558_1117d7-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7558_1117d7-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7558_1117d7-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7558_1117d7-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7558_1117d7-93{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7558_1117d7-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7558_1117d7-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7558_1117d7-93\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3><strong>Photos of some Ants<\/strong> <em>(and an ant-mimicking wasp)<\/em> <strong>found in Maine:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7558 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Acrobat-Ants-060821a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Acrobat-Ants-060821a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"four Acrobat Ants (worker ants) beside a US penny for scale purposes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Acrobat-Ants-060821a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/06\/Acrobat-Ants-060821a-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11723'>\n\t\t\t\tAcrobat [Valentine] Ants (the workers possess a heart-shaped abdomen)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/AlleghenyMoundAnts2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/AlleghenyMoundAnts2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of some Allegheny Mound Ants\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/AlleghenyMoundAnts2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/AlleghenyMoundAnts2-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6984'>\n\t\t\t\tAllegheny Mound Ants\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Formica-ant-mound-at-Hamilton-Cove-Preserve-061324.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Formica-ant-mound-at-Hamilton-Cove-Preserve-061324-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"An ant mound made by a colony of &#039;mound ants&#039; in the Formica genus (most likely by Allegheny Mound Ants) (Lubec, ME; 6\/13\/2024)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Formica-ant-mound-at-Hamilton-Cove-Preserve-061324-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Formica-ant-mound-at-Hamilton-Cove-Preserve-061324-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Formica-ant-mound-at-Hamilton-Cove-Preserve-061324-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Formica-ant-mound-at-Hamilton-Cove-Preserve-061324-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/Formica-ant-mound-at-Hamilton-Cove-Preserve-061324-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14847'>\n\t\t\t\tAn ant mound made by a colony of &#8216;mound ants&#8217; in the <i>Formica<\/i> genus (most likely by Allegheny Mound Ants) (Lubec, ME; 6\/13\/2024)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Black-Carpenter-Ant-Worker-040809.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Black-Carpenter-Ant-Worker-040809-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Eastern Black Carpenter Ant feeding on a drop of honey (worker) Camponotus pennsylvanicus (central Maine; 4\/8\/2009)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Black-Carpenter-Ant-Worker-040809-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Eastern-Black-Carpenter-Ant-Worker-040809-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11489'>\n\t\t\t\tEastern Black Carpenter Ant\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-wingless1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-wingless1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Carpenter Ant Queen (wingless)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-wingless1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-wingless1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-296'>\n\t\t\t\tCarpenter Ant Queen<br \/>(wingless stage) (the wings fall off subsequent to mating)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-winged1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-winged1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Carpenter Ant Queen (winged)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-winged1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-winged1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-295'>\n\t\t\t\tCarpenter Ant<br>(Winged Queen)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A male Carpenter Ant with wings (males have wings for the purpose of nuptial flights)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Male-Carpenter-Ant-052915-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11483'>\n\t\t\t\tA male Carpenter Ant\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Cornfield-Ants-041421.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Cornfield-Ants-041421-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"pair of Cornfield ants (Lasius neoniger) beside a US penny\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Cornfield-Ants-041421-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Cornfield-Ants-041421-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11546'>\n\t\t\t\tCornfield Ants\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/Cornfield-queen-ant-Maine-082823.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/Cornfield-queen-ant-Maine-082823-e1693575124142-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cornfield Ant (winged queen during a swarm) (genus Lasius) (Wales, ME; 8\/28\/2023) (Photo courtesy of Karen L.)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13241\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13241'>\n\t\t\t\tCornfield Ant (winged queen during a swarm) (Wales, ME; 8\/28\/2023) (Photo courtesy of Karen Letourneau)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/EuropeanRedAnt-labeled-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/EuropeanRedAnt-labeled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a European Red Ant (also referred to as the European Fire Ant)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/EuropeanRedAnt-labeled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/10\/EuropeanRedAnt-labeled-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2011'>\n\t\t\t\tEuropean Red Ant &#8212; <i>Myrmica rubra<\/i> (also referred to as the European Fire Ant) (Invasive)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/EuropeanRedAnt-Calais-ME-061021-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/EuropeanRedAnt-Calais-ME-061021-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"closeup of a European Red Ant \/ European Fire Ant - from Calais, Maine on June 10th, 2021\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/EuropeanRedAnt-Calais-ME-061021-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/01\/EuropeanRedAnt-Calais-ME-061021-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11940'>\n\t\t\t\tEuropean Red [Fire] Ant\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/False-Honey-Ant-042222b-Saco-ME-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/False-Honey-Ant-042222b-Saco-ME-scaled-e1694799715252-150x138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a False Honey Ant, Prenolepis imparis, on a deck in Saco, Maine - April 2022\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12224\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12224'>\n\t\t\t\tFalse Honey Ant\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/LargerYellowAnts-091523b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/LargerYellowAnts-091523b-e1694799759495-150x148.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a pair of Larger Yellow Ant workers; photographed on 9\/15\/2023\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13267\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13267'>\n\t\t\t\tLarger Yellow Ants (the workers have exceptionally small eyes relative to their head size)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/LargerYellowAnts1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/LargerYellowAnts1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Larger Yellow Ants outdoors under a rotting log (These belong to a genus that is also known collectively as Citranella Ants)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/LargerYellowAnts1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/LargerYellowAnts1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-297'>\n\t\t\t\tLarger Yellow Ants\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/LargerYellowAnts-workermalequeen-091523.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/LargerYellowAnts-workermalequeen-091523-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Larger Yellow Ants beside a portion of a US penny for scale purposes (includes one worker ant, one winged male and one winged queen)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/LargerYellowAnts-workermalequeen-091523-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/09\/LargerYellowAnts-workermalequeen-091523-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13266'>\n\t\t\t\tLarger Yellow Ants\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Odorous-House-Ant-061622.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Odorous-House-Ant-061622-e1712339959783-150x135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile) (worker) (Farmington, ME; 6\/16\/2022)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13478\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13478'>\n\t\t\t\tOdorous House Ant (<i>Tapinoma sessile<\/i>) (worker) (Farmington, ME; 6\/16\/2022) \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Odorous-House-Ants-040124.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Odorous-House-Ants-040124-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"three Odorous House Ant workers (next to a penny for scale purposes) (Portland, ME; 4\/1\/2024)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Odorous-House-Ants-040124-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Odorous-House-Ants-040124-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13477'>\n\t\t\t\tOdorous House ants (workers, beside a US penny) (Portland, ME; 4\/1\/2024)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/Odorous-House-Ant-020926.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/Odorous-House-Ant-020926-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"an Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile) (worker) (Hampden, ME; 2\/9\/2026)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/Odorous-House-Ant-020926-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/02\/Odorous-House-Ant-020926-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16104'>\n\t\t\t\tOdorous House Ant (<i>Tapinoma sessile<\/i>) (worker) (Hampden, ME; 2\/9\/2026)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/PavementAnts.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/PavementAnts-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pavement Ants\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/PavementAnts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/PavementAnts-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-381'>\n\t\t\t\tPavement Ants\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/Pavement-Ants-052519a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/Pavement-Ants-052519a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pavement Ants feeding on a Cheez-It brand cracker - May 25th, 2019 in Boothbay, Maine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/Pavement-Ants-052519a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/Pavement-Ants-052519a-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9869'>\n\t\t\t\tPavement Ants\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/Pavement-Ants-052519b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/Pavement-Ants-052519b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pavement Ants feeding on a Cheez-It brand cracker - May 25th, 2019 in Boothbay, Maine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/Pavement-Ants-052519b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/06\/Pavement-Ants-052519b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9868'>\n\t\t\t\tPavement ants\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"photo of Pavement ant reproductives (a queen + 2 smaller males) (next to a US penny for scale purposes) (Gardiner, ME; 9\/1\/2023)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/02\/Pavement-Ants-Reproductives-090123-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13448'>\n\t\t\t\tPavement ant reproductives (one queen and two smaller males)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/05\/Aphaenogaster-picea-queenoffspring-041125.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/05\/Aphaenogaster-picea-queenoffspring-041125-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pitch-black Collared Ants (A queen and one of her offspring workers)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/05\/Aphaenogaster-picea-queenoffspring-041125-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/05\/Aphaenogaster-picea-queenoffspring-041125-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/05\/Aphaenogaster-picea-queenoffspring-041125-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15406'>\n\t\t\t\tPitch-black Collared Ants (A queen and one of her offspring workers) (<i>Aphaenogaster picea<\/i>) (Passadumkeag, ME; being cared for indoors &#8211; 12\/9\/2024) (Photo and identification made possible by Ayla Crockett)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/05\/Aphaenogaster-picea-041125.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/05\/Aphaenogaster-picea-041125-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Pitch-black Collared worker ant (Aphaenogaster picea)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/05\/Aphaenogaster-picea-041125-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/05\/Aphaenogaster-picea-041125-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/05\/Aphaenogaster-picea-041125-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/05\/Aphaenogaster-picea-041125-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15405'>\n\t\t\t\tPitch-black Collared Ant (<i>Aphaenogaster picea<\/i>) (Passadumkeag, ME; 4\/11\/2025) (Photo and identification made possible by Ayla Crockett)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-071925-MShores.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-071925-MShores-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Velvet Ant [wasp] (female) (Dasymutilla gibbosa) (Hermon, ME; 7\/19\/2025)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-071925-MShores-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-071925-MShores-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-071925-MShores-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15599'>\n\t\t\t\tVelvet Ant [<b>wasp<\/b>] (female) (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/148391\" target=\"_blank\">Dasymutilla gibbosa<\/a><\/i>) (these are actually wasps and the wingless females are ant mimics; females are not aggressive but have a very painful stinger) (Hermon, ME; 7\/19\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Michelle Shores)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-081225-KGates-e1755022004834.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-081225-KGates-e1755022004834-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Velvet Ant [wasp] (female) (Dasymutilla gibbosa) (Kennebunk, ME; 8\/12\/2025)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-081225-KGates-e1755022004834-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-081225-KGates-e1755022004834-105x104.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-081225-KGates-e1755022004834-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-081225-KGates-e1755022004834-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-081225-KGates-e1755022004834-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Velvet-Ant-Dasymutilla-gibbosa-081225-KGates-e1755022004834-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15725'>\n\t\t\t\tVelvet Ant [<b>wasp<\/b>] (female) (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/148391\" target=\"_blank\">Dasymutilla gibbosa<\/a><\/i>) (these are actually wasps and the wingless females are ant mimics; females are not aggressive but have a very painful stinger) (Kennebunk, ME; 8\/12\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Kari Gates)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Ant Possibilities for Maine (but these are generally not encountered as often by most people in Maine):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/crazy-ant\/\"><strong>Crazy Ants<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; quite rare in Maine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/false-honey-ant\/\"><strong>False Honey Ants \/ Winter Ants<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Prenolepis imparis; <\/em>in Maine, they are likely more prevalent in the southernmost counties)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastipm.org\/schools\/pests\/little-black-ant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Little Black Ants<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>(<em>Monomorium minimum)<\/em> (Northeastern IPM center)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/629611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Little Black Ant &#8211; worker (Photo)<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/985951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Little Black Ant &#8211; Queen with Male (Photo of a mating pair)<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Odorous House Ants <em>(Tapinoma sessile)<\/em>:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.psu.edu\/odorous-house-ant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Odorous House Ant<\/strong><\/a> (Penn State)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/insects-infest-homes\/ants#odorous-house-ant-42365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Odorous House Ants<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp; (University of Minnesota Extension)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/insects-infest-homes\/ants#pharaoh-ant-43062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Pharaoh Ants<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Monomorium pharaonis<\/em>) (University of Minnesota Extension)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/insects-infest-homes\/ants#thief-ant-43063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Thief Ants<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (<em>Solenopsis molesta<\/em>) (University of Minnesota Extension)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7558_fa6ad8-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7558_fa6ad8-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7558_fa6ad8-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7558_fa6ad8-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7558_fa6ad8-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7558_fa6ad8-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7558_fa6ad8-c7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7558_fa6ad8-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7558_fa6ad8-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7558_fa6ad8-c7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3><strong>Additional Photos and Information:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/acrobat-ant\/\"><strong>Acrobat Ants<\/strong><\/a> (also called <strong>Valentine Ants<\/strong>) (genus <i>Crematogaster<\/i>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/allegheny-mound-ant\/\"><b>Allegheny Mound Ants<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (<em>Formica exsectoides<\/em>) &#8212; Beneficial to humans in some situations; two similar species we have in Maine: <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/427426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Formica pergandei<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/497956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Formica aserva<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/carpenter-ants\/\"><strong>Carpenter Ants<\/strong><\/a> (genus <em>Camponotus<\/em>) &#8212; Always check firewood for these ants before bringing it indoors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Citronella Ants<\/strong> &#8212; Ants in the genus <em>Lasius<\/em> are collectively referred to as Citronella Ants or sometimes Lemon Ants:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/761638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Black Garden Ants<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Lasius niger<\/em>) &#8212; found in fields, gardens, playgrounds, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/corn-field-ant\/\"><b>Cornfield Ants<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (<em>Lasius neoniger <\/em>and<em> L. americanus<\/em>) &#8212; Rarely nest in homes but they are very common and abundant outdoors.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/insects-infest-homes\/ants#larger-yellow-ant-42364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Larger Yellow Ants<\/b><\/a> <\/strong>(<em>Lasius interjectus<\/em>) (University of Minnesota Extension) and <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/224321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Smaller Yellow Ants<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Lasius claviger<\/em>) (BugGuide.net) &#8212; Sometimes mistaken for Pavement ants or Cornfield ants, either one of these yellow ant species may be commonly encountered by Maine homeowners in the Fall while the ants are swarming. They like to colonize in the soil adjacent to foundations, so are often encountered in basements, especially along cracks or holes in the foundation or floor where moisture and\/or rotten wood is also present. <strong><em>See also:<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.psu.edu\/citronella-ants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Citronella Ants<\/strong><\/a> (Penn State)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/pavement-ants\/\"><strong><b>Pavement Ants<\/b><\/strong><\/a> (<em>Tetramorium<\/em> <em>immigrans<\/em>) &#8212; very common indoors<em> and<\/em> outdoors.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/27663\">Spine-waisted Ant<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/27663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><\/strong> (Genus <em>Aphaenogaster<\/em>) &#8212; Ants in this genus are important seed dispersers.\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/358963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">P<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/358963\">itch-black Collared Ants<\/a><\/strong> (<em>Aphaenogaster picea<\/em>) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2550e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>European Red Ants<\/b><\/a> (includes photos)<\/strong> (<em>Myrmica rubra<\/em>) <strong>(invasive) <\/strong><em>&#8212;<\/em> The European Red Ant is also frequently called the <strong>European Fire Ant <\/strong>because it has a stinger; It is an invasive insect in Maine, increasing in its geographical range (particularly in coastal communities) and in its encounters with homeowners. However, these ants are only distantly related to the &#8216;true&#8217; fire ants found in the southern U.S. and Latin America. <strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2551e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bulletin #2551, European Fire Ant: Management for Homeowners<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2021\/07\/27\/bacteria-from-nematodes-could-be-used-to-kill-fire-ants-umaine-research-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bacteria from nematodes could be used to kill fire ants, UMaine research reveals<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/entnemdept.ufl.edu\/creatures\/urban\/ants\/Myrmica_ruba.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>European Fire Ant<\/strong><\/a> (University of Florida)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1899027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Photo of a winged queen<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/452191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Photo of a winged male<\/strong><\/a> (in the <em>Myrmica<\/em> genus) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hort.extension.wisc.edu\/articles\/field-ants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Field Ants\/Wood Ants\/Mound Ants<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Formica<\/em> spp) (University of Wisconsin)\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/allegheny-mound-ant\/\"><b>Allegheny Mound Ants<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (<em>Formica exsectoides<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/497956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Formica aserva<\/em><\/a><\/strong> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/427426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Formica pergandei<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>See also: <\/strong><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/insects-infest-homes\/ants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Ants<\/b><\/a> <\/strong> (University of Minnesota Extension)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/planttalk.colostate.edu\/topics\/insects-diseases\/1486-flying-ants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Flying Ants<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (Colorado State University Extension)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Velvet Ants<\/strong> &#8212; 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