Argentine Ant

Linepithema humile

Hymenoptera: Formicidae

Laguna Beach, CA. 10/25/05

Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu). Contact for originals

Listed in "100 of the worst" in the Global Invasive Species Database

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Link to: Argentine Ants being eaten by a Daddy Longlegs Spider

Petiole (spine) visible on dorsal side just in front of abdomen

Attracted to water
Attracted to syrup

Tending aphids
Tending aphids

Tending aphids. San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 4-1-07.
Copyright Ron Hemberger