Pavement ant – paver ant – Tetramorium caespitum
- A dark brown to blackish ant; the worker is between 2.5mm to 3mm long.
- It has one pair of spines on the back, two nodes on the petiole and grooves on the head and thorax; six legs.
- Outdoors will feed on insects, honeydew, seeds and plant sap. Indoors eats meat, nuts, cheese, honey, breadcrumbs and grease.
- Outdoors nests in soil, under stones, by slabs next to buildings, in pavement cracks.
- In summer time, the ants dig out the sand in between pavements to vent the nests.
- Inside will sometimes nest in walls, insulation and under floors.
