Tapinoma sessile
Odorous house ant: when queens fly and how to start one
Colonies often have many queens. Often mates in or near the nest.
Quick facts
- Flight months:
- May to July
- Conditions:
- Warm, humid days
- Queen size:
- about 4.5 to 5 mm
- Founding:
- Fully claustral
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate
Months and ranges are approximate and change with the year and the weather.
Housing
Start her in a test tube. The Scout, $24, takes a 16 mm tube as it is, and the Founder, $42, is the next room. Not sure which size? Read what size formicarium.
American Ant does not sell live ants. Check state and local rules before catching or keeping any ant.
Where it is found
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming