Ants · SWFL Pest Identifier
Ghost Ant
How to identify it
- Dark head, pale almost-transparent body and legs
- Erratic fast trails to sweets and water
- So small they seem to appear from nowhere
Tiny (pinhead)
Kitchen · Bathroom
Ant-like
The most common kitchen ant in South Florida — colonies split into many satellite nests, which is why sprays seem to make more of them.
One trail is a bait job; trails every week mean nests in the walls.
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Similar ants in SWFL
Bigheaded Ant
Keep an eye on itSandy soil piles between pavers and along foundation
Red Imported Fire Ant
Worth a pro lookFluffy dome mounds with no entry hole on top, popping up after rain
Florida Carpenter Ant
Worth a pro lookLarge — among the biggest ants you’ll see indoors, reddish-and-black
Tawny Crazy Ant
Worth a pro lookErratic, zigzag "crazy" running — never a neat trail
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