● Small, light brown with dark abdomen
● Chew through plastic and insulation, creating electrical faults
● Aggressive; capable of stinging
● Attracted to meat and protein-rich foods

● Tiny yellowish ants
● Thrive in warm indoor spaces like hospitals, kitchens, and apartment buildings
● Colonies easily fragment if disturbed
● Require strategic baiting only — sprays make it worse

● Build large outdoor nests; migrate indoors
● Prefer protein and fat-rich foods
● Create visible mounds and use worker/soldier caste system

● Large black/brown ants
● Nest in rotting wood, insulation, or subfloors
● Do not eat wood but can damage it while nesting
● Forage at night, especially during summer

● Small black ants with pale feet
● Prefer sweet foods; form massive interior trails
● Known for colony budding — splitting into satellite nests

● Small, glossy black ants
● Love sugary substances; often seen on kitchen counters
● May farm aphids in gardens for honeydew