Japanese Pavement Ant

Tetramorium tsushimae

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Tetramorium tsushimae: /tɛtrəˈmɔːriəm tsuːˈʃiːmeɪ/

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Images

Tetramorium tsushimae casent0103103 profile 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Tetramorium tsushimae casent0103102 profile 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Tetramorium tsushimae casent0103102 label 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Tetramorium tsushimae casent0103102 head 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Tetramorium tsushimae casent0103103 label 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Tetramorium tsushimae casent0103103 dorsal 1 by April Nobile. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Summary

Tetramorium tsushimae, the Japanese pavement ant, is a species of ant in the family Formicidae, originally imported to the USA in the early 1900s.

Habitat

Urban areas

Distribution

Native to temperate Asia; established in urban areas of Illinois and Missouri, USA

Tags

  • Tetramorium tsushimae
  • Japanese Pavement Ant
  • Formicidae