Little black ant
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| Monomorium minimum Buckley, (1866) |
The Little Black Ant (Monomorium minimum) is a species of ant. Members of the species are tiny and shiny black in color. Workers are 1/16th inch in length and the queens are 1/8th inch in length. They use recruitment to deal more effectively with large prey. They form colonies with multiple queens.
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- Ants In and Around the Home, HYG-2064-96
- Species: Monomorium minimum - AntWeb
- Entomological Society of Washington Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington pg.70. Online Aprilm17, 2008.
- "The Ants of The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural Histor" Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
- Little Black Ant, "Monomorium minimum (Buckley)" Center for Urban & Structural EntomologyTexas A&M University Department of Entomology
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- Resh, Vincent H. and Ring T. Cardé Encyclopedia of Insects. Page 987.
Academic Press. 2003. ISBN:0125869908.
