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Common American Thief Ant

Solenopsis molesta

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 43, February 37, March 39, April 48, May 46, June 34, July 29, August 30, September 38, October 39, November 50, December 38.
United States2,995
California470
Canada389
Utah287
Ontario266
Texas200
New York186
Illinois170
Colorado160
Ohio126

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Traits

Behavioral

  • EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification

Ecological

  • ColonialFrom its classification

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilyAnts · Formicidae
GenusSolenopsis Fire Ants and Thief Ants · Solenopsis

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