{"id":8877,"date":"2019-04-29T14:40:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T18:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?page_id=8877"},"modified":"2025-04-28T10:20:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:20:52","slug":"ant-photos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/home\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/ant-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ant Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id8877_c53aec-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8877_c53aec-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id8877_c53aec-7a > .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, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id8877_c53aec-7a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id8877_c53aec-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id8877_c53aec-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id8877_c53aec-7a alignnone 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-column8877_173f09-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8877_173f09-4a > .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-column8877_173f09-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8877_173f09-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8877_173f09-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8877_173f09-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8877_173f09-4a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8877_173f09-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8877_173f09-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8877_173f09-4a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2>Photo Gallery: Ants<\/h2>\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-8877 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\/2017\/10\/AlleghenyMoundAnts.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\/AlleghenyMoundAnts-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Allegheny Mound Ants on a rock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/AlleghenyMoundAnts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/10\/AlleghenyMoundAnts-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-1-6982'>\n\t\t\t\tAllegheny Mound Ants in Bristol, Maine<br> Photo taken: 7\/19\/2017\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 landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Carpenter-Ant-worker-061309.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\/Carpenter-Ant-worker-061309-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Eastern Black Carpenter Ant (worker) Camponotus pennsylvanicus (central Maine; 6\/13\/2009)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Carpenter-Ant-worker-061309-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/Carpenter-Ant-worker-061309-32x32.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-1-11486'>\n\t\t\t\tEastern Black Carpenter Ant (worker) (<i>Camponotus pennsylvanicus<\/i>) (central Maine; 6\/13\/2009)\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\/2015\/07\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/CarpenterAntWingedQueen-063015-e1647631340412-150x139.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a Carpenter Ant (Winged Queen)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5931\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5931'>\n\t\t\t\tCarpenter Ant (Winged Queen)\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\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"105\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/03\/QueenCarpenterAnt-GMDill-e1647631388444-105x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a winged carpenter ant queen\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5655\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5655'>\n\t\t\t\tCarpenter Ant (Winged Queen)\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-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><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-wingless2.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-wingless2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a Queen Carpenter Ant (wingless stage)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-wingless2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/CarpenterAntQueen-wingless2-32x32.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-1-563'>\n\t\t\t\tCarpenter Ant Queen (wingless stage; they shed their wings after mating)\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\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921.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\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"4 male Carpenter Ants (males have wings for the purpose of nuptial flights)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Male-Carpenter-Ants-032921-32x32.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-1-11372'>\n\t\t\t\tmale Carpenter Ants (males have wings for the purpose of nuptial flights with winged queens)\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\/SmallerCarpenterAnt-Camponotus-nearcticus-041121b.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\/SmallerCarpenterAnt-Camponotus-nearcticus-041121b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Smaller Carpenter Ant - Camponotus nearcticus - beside a US penny and a piece of cereal.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/SmallerCarpenterAnt-Camponotus-nearcticus-041121b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/04\/SmallerCarpenterAnt-Camponotus-nearcticus-041121b-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-1-11502'>\n\t\t\t\tSmaller Carpenter Ant feeding on a piece of cereal (worker) (<i>Camponotus nearcticus<\/i>) (Stetson, ME; 4\/11\/2021) (specimen was found crawling indoors on a shower wall)\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\/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><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\/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\/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\/2021\/03\/Pavement-Ant-032221b.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\/03\/Pavement-Ant-032221b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Closeup of a Pavement ant worker viewed through a dissecting scope\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Pavement-Ant-032221b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/03\/Pavement-Ant-032221b-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-1-11337'>\n\t\t\t\tMagnified view of a Pavement ant worker (as seen through a dissecting scope)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8877_edc390-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8877_edc390-d7 > .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-column8877_edc390-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8877_edc390-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8877_edc390-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8877_edc390-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8877_edc390-d7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8877_edc390-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8877_edc390-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8877_edc390-d7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3>Additional Photos and Information:<\/h3>\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>) \u2014 Beneficial to humans in some situations.<\/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>) \u2014 Always check firewood for these ants before bringing it indoors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Citranella Ants<\/strong> \u2014 Ants in the genus <em>Lasius<\/em> are collectively referred to as Citranella 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>) \u2014 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>) \u2014 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) \u2014 Easily confused with Pavement ants and Cornfield ants, either one of these yellow ant species may be commonly encountered by Maine homeowners in the Fall, when they swarm. They like to colonize in the soil adjacent to a home\u2019s foundation, 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>) \u2014 very common indoors<em> and<\/em> outdoors.<\/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>\u2014<\/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 \u2018true\u2019 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<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hort.extension.wisc.edu\/articles\/field-ants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Field Ants<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Formica<\/em> spp) (University of Wisconsin)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/243156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Silky Field Ant<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Formica\u00a0subsericea<\/em>) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>See also: <\/strong><\/em><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) and <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<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Gallery: Ants Additional Photos and Information: Allegheny Mound Ants (Formica exsectoides) \u2014 Beneficial to humans in some situations. Carpenter Ants (genus Camponotus) \u2014 Always check firewood for these ants before bringing it indoors. Citranella Ants \u2014 Ants in the genus Lasius are collectively referred to as Citranella Ants or sometimes Lemon Ants: Black Garden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":87,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8877","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ant Photos - Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/home\/critter-id\/photo-gallery\/ant-photos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ant Photos - Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Photo Gallery: Ants Additional Photos and Information: Allegheny Mound Ants (Formica exsectoides) \u2014 Beneficial to humans in some situations. 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