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In my backyard, there is this this pot we have had upside-down for a long time. It is placed by our pond. Today I decided to flip it over, and when I did, there was a whole ant farm! With ant eggs and ants crawling everywhere. I didn't see any queen ant, but I'm sure she is a little ways underground.
They look like ants, for sure. It's difficult to confirm the species though. Nice effort on this observation. The species you refer to has this physical characteristic for the workers:
"3–5 mm long, colour dark brown almost black"
Is this what fit with what you had observed with these ants?
Yup, that fits perfectly. They are the pretty common type of ant around here. I actually think this is the nest that is giving me and my family an ant problem in our kitchen.
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They look like ants, for sure. It's difficult to confirm the species though. Nice effort on this observation. The species you refer to has this physical characteristic for the workers:
"3–5 mm long, colour dark brown almost black"
Is this what fit with what you had observed with these ants?
Yup, that fits perfectly. They are the pretty common type of ant around here. I actually think this is the nest that is giving me and my family an ant problem in our kitchen.
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