Ants · SWFL Pest Identifier

Bigheaded Ant

Keep an eye on it Fine in small numbers — repeated sightings mean a source.

How to identify it

Size

Small (grain of rice)

Where you'll see it

Lanai / patio · Lawn / garden · Kitchen

Looks like

Ant-like

Did you know

The big-headed workers are the colony’s "soldiers" — those jaws crack seeds, not skin.

What it means for you

Mostly a paver/foundation nuisance, but supercolonies get enormous without treatment.

Text a photo and a licensed local tech will identify it for free — or run it through the interactive identifier.

Dark head, pale almost-transparent body and legs

Fluffy dome mounds with no entry hole on top, popping up after rain

Large — among the biggest ants you’ll see indoors, reddish-and-black

Erratic, zigzag "crazy" running — never a neat trail

Get a real price online in about 60 seconds — or text us a photo first and we'll tell you honestly whether it even needs treatment.