| This ant is jet black and
the workers are one-sixteenth inch in length. The petiole has two nodes.
The antennas end in a three-segmented club. The nest may be located in
soil, rotten wood, woodwork of houses. The colony produces swarms from
late spring to early fall of summer. These ants feed on dead insects,
honeydew sweets, meats, bread, grease, oils, vegetables and fruits.
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