Liometopum occidentale
Color: Black
Size: 3 – 6 mm
Shape: Chest and abdomen narrow, antennae long
Nutrition: Nectar, small insects and sugary substances
Habitat: California, Oregon, Arizona
They like to live in forested areas. They prefer hollow tree hollows.
They are active foragers, crawling along tree trunks and surfaces.
They communicate between the colony with pheromones.
They have multiple queens, colonies are large.
They prefer and infest damp and decaying wood.
They travel in cracks and crevices in confined spaces.
They bite for defense purposes and leave a foul odor.
Urbanization and forest destruction threaten habitats.
Sighting of ants walking on surfaces such as trees and walls
They emit an odor when they are crushed or disturbed.
Live activity in wooden materials.