Immigrant Pavement Ant

Also known as Pavement Ant, Sugar Ant

Immigrant pavement ants are renowned for dramatic sidewalk turf wars in late spring, during which thousands of workers from neighboring colonies grapple along territorial boundary lines without inflicting high mortality. They excavate extensive subterranean labyrinths beneath concrete slabs, patios, and curbstones, depositing signature volcano-like craters of grit around surface crevices. Opportunistic foragers quickly establish dense recruitment trails to exploit sweet honeydew, proteinaceous insect carrion, or discarded human foods.