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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Odorous Ants (Dolichoderinae) » Tapinomini » Tapinoma » Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile)
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first small kitchen ant of the year - Tapinoma sessile - female
Copyright © 2010 Mark Wetmore

first small kitchen ant of the year - Tapinoma sessile - Female
Vermillion (SE South Dakota), Clay County, South Dakota, USA
March 13, 2010
Size: 3 - 4 mm
Every summer there's a small population of these around my kitchen sink, but they disapear in the winter. This scout showed up yesterday and seems to be very early.

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Contributed by Mark Wetmore on 14 March, 2010 - 6:30pm
Last updated 16 March, 2010 - 9:50am

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… Mark Wetmore, 16 March, 2010 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

Odorous house ant
Dolichoderinae: Tapinoma sessile. One of the few native ants to have an "official" English name. A recent study indicates there may be some cryptic speciation going on in this taxon, along regional lines.
… James C. Trager, 16 March, 2010 - 9:30am login or register to post comments

 
thanks
Thanks James. The English name doesn't make me feel any better about sharing my kitchen with these creatures. I found a discussion of the species at http://mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu/Researchtaxapages/Formicidaepages/genericpages/Tapinoma.sessile.htm
… Mark Wetmore, 16 March, 2010 - 10:14am login or register to post comments

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