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Tiny black ants
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dwhee87
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We called them 'sugar ants'. Not sure of their real name. Usually find them going to and from a sugary food source.
Anvil Head
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If they are in your house or other wooden structures, check closely for termites. They often have a direct correlation. I've always heard them called "sugar" ants as well.
B. White
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What I always called sugar ants are a little bigger than those, I think. Sugar ants would sometime show up in the kitchen in extremely dry weather in other places I've lived. Around here I see the smallest ones anywhere a dead limb falls or if you leave a piece of lumber or a brick laying for a while. They will get all over you in a hurry moving limbs, but never had one bite.
PCNative
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I've also always heard them called sugar ants and they will invade your house
These are way smaller than the ones that swarm your arms. Those give off a smell when you crush 50 or so wiping them off. These are more than 1/2 time smaller. Here's a single grain of black pepper for size reference.
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I was finding 3 or 4 ants of that size on the bathroom counter regularly. Tried spraying but more came back. Turns out I had a very small seepage in one of the water connections to the sink. Fixed that and sprayed Bengal behind the cabinet into the wall. Haven't seen anymore since then.
