Ghost Ants
Tapinoma melanocephalum or Tapinoma indicum
- Black colour (black head and thorax, milky greyish gaster)
- Emit foul smell (rotten coconut odour) when crushed
- Monomorphic worker; polygynous ant. **
- Outdoor nesting species; can nest indoor when the indoor environment is moist
- Commonly found in soil, rotten woods or tree parts, under flower pots, in cracks and crevices of flooring
- Sometimes, it can be found inside water sources or forage inside powdered milk or sugar in your cabinet.
- Nuisance pest ants; do not bite or sting
**Monomorphic: all ants in a colony are in the same size; Polymorphic: ants in a colony are in multiple sizes; Monogynous; 1 queen; Polygynous; multiple queens
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