A festive one, to say the least.
Carpenter ants that are poisoned.
Pharoh Ant
The Crazy Caribbean ant is red. It only looks like it has white stripes on its abdomen after it eats. This happens because the membranes that connect the segments of the ant together are light in color, and after it feeds, this membrane gets stretched out and looks like it has stripes on it. Its scientific name is Nylanderia pubens and a lot of them can be found in Florida.
sounds like a velvet ant or cow killer as they are sometimes called
It could be a velvet ant, which is actually a wasp, be careful not to touch it. I hear the stings are very painful!
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Yes, the honey ant has a jello like substance protecting the abdomen. Other ants don't have this and that is how the honey ant got its name.
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If the stripe is rather large and the abdomen is longer rather than spherical, it's probably an Ant Mimic Spider (in the family Clubionidae, genus Castianeira). And it's harmless. If the spider is super shiny and has a very round abdomen, then it's probably some sort of widow and you should stay away.
ant
An ant can live without an abdomen but only for a short while because its stomach is within the abdomen.
Yellow crazy ant was created in 1857.