Ants · SWFL Pest Identifier

Florida Carpenter Ant

Worth a pro look Damage or health risk grows quickly once established.

How to identify it

Size

Medium (dime to quarter)

Where you'll see it

Kitchen · Attic / walls · Lights / windows

Looks like

Ant-like · Winged swarm

Did you know

They don’t eat wood like termites — they hollow out damp or damaged wood to nest, so finding them often means finding a moisture problem.

What it means for you

The ants are manageable; the moisture-damaged wood they chose is the real finding.

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

Sandy soil piles between pavers and along foundation

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

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

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