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Pavement Ants

Tetramorium species-e

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Notes:

These ants are in my garden chewing up the base of all my kale and broccoli plants, killing them. Normally they don't bother plants and according to Wikipedia "They will eat almost anything, including insects, seeds, honeydew, honey, bread, meats, nuts, ice cream and cheese."

Reference Links:

Pavement ant, Species Tetramorium species-e - Pavement Ant - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedMay 26, 2013

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