Tapinoma sessile is a species of small ant that goes by the common names odorous house ant, sugar ant, stink ant, and coconut ant. [1] Their colonies are polydomous (consisting of multiple nests) and polygynous (containing multiple reproducing queens ).

2024年8月30日 · Tapinoma sessile is one of the most widespread North American ant species. It is abundant in a wide range of habitats. It nests in the ground, under and within objects, in downed wood and will, in some cases, move into human structures.

2023年6月19日 · Odorous house ants can develop extremely large colonies but tend to maintain colonies of only several thousand workers with many queens. Winged reproductives appear in May through July. Workers are very active and move rapidly in single files.

Odorous house ant is about 1/8-inch long, dark brown to black and smells like rotten coconut with a hint of other odors when crushed. Its waist is one segmented and lacks an obvious node or bump which easily distinguishes it from other small dark ants, including the Argentine ant.

2021年4月22日 · Odorous house ants (Tapinoma sessile) can be found across the United States and are one of the most common ants found in and around structures in Wisconsin. These ants are known for their fondness for sugary foods and their distinctive odor when crushed. Appearance: Odorous house ant adults are dark brown to black and approximately 1/8 inch ...

Odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile) nests often have multiple queens which are the largest in the colony, lay the eggs and sometimes feed and groom the larvae. Workers gather food, tend the larvae, build tunnels, defend the colony, and are the most numerous within the colony.

2023年1月10日 · Odorous house ants are small ants that are often considered pests as they set up colonies inside homes and contaminate foods. Also known as stink ants and coconut ants, they leave a foul smell, like rotten coconut, if crushed – earning them their name.

Single inseminated queens from nuptial flights also may establish new colonies independently. The odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile (Say), is a native species that occurs throughout the United States. It ranges from Canada to Mexico but is rarely found in …

Odorous ant colonies contain two or more queens with more than 100,000 workers. Also known as sugar ants, odorous house ants emit a foul smell like rotten coconut when crushed. Kitchen pantries and cupboards are often the preferred locations for these ants.

Odorous ants leave trails up to 50 feet long that connect colonies to subcolonies or food sources. The colony of an Odorous ant is very large, sometimes containing as many as 10000 workers and several queens. A queen Odorous ant will produce thousands of worker ants and hundreds of reproductive ants in a reproductive cycle.