Fire Ants
Vary in size within one nest, from 1/16 to 1/5 inch long. Fire Ants are dark reddish brown in color on the head and body, with a darker abdomen. Mounds can be more than 15 inches high, 15 inches in diameter and up to 5 feet deep. When disturbed they are aggressive, especially near the nest. Cause painful stings that raise a small welt.
Tawny Crazy Ants
Black Crazy Ants
PharAoh Ants
Pharaoh workers are very small (about 1/16-inch long), light yellow to reddish brown in color with the abdomen (hind portion of body) somewhat darker. There is no stinger. The petiole (narrow waist between the thorax and abdomen) has two nodes and the thorax has no spines. Eyes are well developed. The antennal segments end in a distinct club with three progressively longer segments. This is in contrast to the thief ant’s two-segmented club..