Sugar Ant

• The ant’s life cycle has four phases: egg, larva, pupa and adult.

Habits

• Often nests in a variety of sites, ranging from holes in wood to the roots of plants, twigs of trees and shrubs, between rocks or in the soil.
• They can be seen during the day; however, they are most active at night.
• They are unable to sting, but they do possess strong mandibles, which can bite. In self-defense, these ants are also able to spray acid from their abdomens to deter predators.
• They feed on dead and live insects, as well as household waste. They are attracted by sweet food.
• They rarely enter houses.