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• Dorymyrmex bureni

  Buren's Pyramid Ant, Pyramid Ant

  Dorymyrmex bureni is a medium-sized ant species in the genus Dorymyrmex, commonly known as pyramid ants. Described by Trager in 1988, this species is native to the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States. Workers are light orange, fast-moving, and range 2–4 mm in length. The species is distinguished by its crater-shaped nest mounds in sandy soil and a characteristic coconut-like odor emitted when crushed. Unlike the aggressive red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), D. bureni is relatively harmless to humans and lacks a functional sting.

  antnativecoastalsandnon-pestpyramid-antDolichoderinaeFormicidaeHymenopteraUnited-StatesAtlantic-Coastal-Plainsea-turtle-nest-associate