Size: These are typically large ants up to 5/8-inch long. Carpenter ant queen are about 3/4-inch in length, while the males are smaller at 1/2-inch.
Color: Their color varies from black, brown & black, red & black, to light brown depending on the species.
The two most common pest species are black in color.
Pavement Ants
Size: About 1/8-inch long.
Color: Brown
Pavement Ants are regular pests of buildings throughout the northeast to the Midwestern United States. This ant is also found along the west coast from California to Washington.
Termite Swarmers
Size: Swarmers are about an inch in length, with four wings of equal size.
Color: Black, white or transparent wings.
Termite swarmers differ from flying ants in that they have four wings of equal size--ant wings are two different sizes--and they have straight antennae and a wide waist.
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