Appearance:
Argentine ants are light brown to brown in color.

Size:
Size ranges from 1/10nch to 1/8 inch in length.

Behavior:
Argentine ants are not antagonistic toward each other; however, when they move into new territory they drive out or kill all of the native ants. Argentine ants usually nest outside human habitats. Sometimes they will set up a colony on the inside, often in the soil of a potted plant, and have even been found in parked cars.

Outside, they travel rapidly in distinctive trails along sidewalks, up sides of buildings, along branches of trees and shrubs, along baseboards, and under edges of carpets. Workers can emit a stale, musty smell when crushed or stepped on.

Habitat:
Argentine ants live in very large colonies, with hundreds of thousands of workers and multiple queens. They often live in smaller sub-colonies, which they often combine to form one huge colony that can span several properties and contain millions of ants. Outdoors, they live in soil, under wood, slabs, debris, mulch, or in branches and cavities of trees and in shrubs, or in shallow, 1-2” deep mounds in open, often disturbed habitats.

Unique Characteristics:
Argentine ants are very fond of sugar, especially from the sweet honeydew