The name of this ant comes from a pyramid-like projection on the top of the thorax. Pyramid Ants are almost 1/8th inch in size, and range in color from brown to black. There is also a bi-color variety that has a red head and thorax. Typical foods include other insects, and they especially like sweets. They will tend to aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, and other insects that produce honeydew-one of their favorite foods. They will only rarely even enter a building in search of food. Pyramid Ants have the ability to produce a rotten coconut smell to fend off predators.

Life Cycle:

Colonies are fairly small, and contain only one queen and a few thousand workers. They only nest in soil, never in structures. Swarming occurs in early to mid-summer.

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